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Air Quality Index Forecast

National Weather Service Morristown TN

315 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024



This forecast is produced by the Tennessee Department Of Environment

And Conservation (http://www.state.tn.us/environment/).



Air Quality Forecast For Thursday May 16 2024





                                     LEVEL OF

STATION              COLOR        HEALTH CONCERN         POLLUTANT



Tri-Cities TN        Green           Good                   PM



Knoxville TN         Green           Good                   OZ



GSMNP                Green           Good                   OZ



Chattanooga TN       Green           Good                   PM





PM = Particulate Matter



OZ = Ozone





The six levels of health concern:



Good (Green):  Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution

               poses little or no risk.



Moderate (Yellow): Air quality is acceptable, however, for some pollutants

               there may be a moderate health concern for a very small

               number of people. For example, people who are unusually

               sensitive to ozone may experience respiratory symptoms.



Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups (Orange): Members of sensitive groups may

               experience health effects. This means they are likely

               to be affected at lower levels than the general public.

               For example, people with lung disease are at greater risk

               from exposure to ozone, while people with either lung

               disease or heart disease are at greater risk from exposure

               to particle pollution. The general public is not likely to

               be affected when the AQI is in this range.



Unhealthy (Red): Members of sensitive groups may experience more serious

                 health effects.



Very Unhealthy (Purple): Everyone may experience more serious health effects.



Hazardous (Maroon): The entire population is more likely to be affected.





For more information, visit the EPA AIRNOW web site at:

http://www.airnow.gov



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Ground Level Ozone Forecast

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Relayed by National Weather Service Charleston SC

329 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024



Ground level ozone forecasts for the Charleston Tri-County Area

of South Carolina are provided by the South Carolina Department

of Health and Environmental Control.



SCZ044-045-050-052-162030-

Dorchester-Inland Berkeley-Charleston-Tidal Berkeley-

329 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024



The ground level ozone forecast for Charleston, Berkeley and

Dorchester counties, including the Charleston metropolitan area,

for Thursday is 42 or CODE GREEN. This falls in the Good

category.



A CODE GREEN forecast means no health effects are expected.



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--- Air Quality Index Table ---



Color Code    Air Quality Index   Code Description      

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Green         0-50                Good              

Yellow        51-100              Moderate          

Orange        101-150             Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Red           151-200             Unhealthy

Purple        201-300             Very Unhealthy



Visit the SC Dept of Health and Environmental Control website

at http://www.dhec.sc.gov/ozone for additional information

and ground level ozone forecasts for other areas in SC.



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