Friday, May 07, 2010

Atlanta Issues Bad Air Alert

Associated Press
The Augusta Chronicle
May 7, 2010

ATLANTA - Georgia environment officials have issued a Code Orange air quality alert for metro Atlanta.

The state Environmental Protection Division issued the alert for Friday.

Meteorologist Rob Handel with the National Weather Service says children and people with special sensitivities to air quality should limit their time outdoors.

Handel says Code Orange smog alerts can occur between a dozen to 20 times per year.

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