AIR QUALITY INDEX Your forecast to breathe by AQI Color Codes Who is affected? What is the significance? Orange Purple Pollutant orange/orange red/orange, orange/red, or red/red purple/orange, orange/purple, purple/red, red/purple, or purple/purple Ozone and Particle Combinations Use this grid when both pollutants are at unhealthy levels (orange, red, or purple) Always refer to the message for the higher level pollutant For example, if the forecast is ozone orange/particles red. refer to the red message. See olher side for all other forecasts. Pull right for combination pollutant messages &EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency What action should people take? At-A-Glance Messages ------- AIR QUALITY INDEX Your forecast to breathe by Pull left for particle pollutant messages AQI Color Code United States Environmental Protection Agency Who is affected? What is the significance? What action should people take? Yellow Orange Ozone Use ozone messaging grid when ozone is the primary pollutant of concern — and particle levels are green or yellow Particle Pollution Use particle messaging grid when particles are the primary pollutant of concern — and ozone levels are green or yellow. See other side when both ozone and particles are at unhealthy levels (orange, red. or purple) Pollutant Pull right for ozone pollutant messages At-A-Glance Messages ------- Ozone Air quality is a concern for people who are unusually Air quality is good sensitive to air pollution People unusually sensitive to air pollution: Plan strenuous outside activities when air quality is better Air quality is a concern for people who are unusually ser vtve to air poil itO People unusually sensitive to air pollution: Plan strenuous outside activities when air quality is better Particles People who are unusually sensitive to air pollution Everyone. Everyone. especially people especially people W ng with lung disease with lung disease dIs e (including (including asthma), (including asthma), asthma), active active a jUttS and active adUltS and adults and children children children n I-. Air quality is very A r quality is Air quality is unhealthy for unhealthy for unJ iyWpeople everyone everyone in sensitive groups Everyone: Everyone: Cut back Significantly Cut or reschedule Sensitive groups: back on outside strenuous outside Cul back or physical act vities activities resChedUle Sensitive groups: Sensitive groups strenuous outside Avoid all outside Avoid strenuous activities physical activities ou 4 activities People who are unusually sensitive to air pollution Everyone. Everyone. especially people especially people With hO ft Of with heart or lung with heart or lung deesse asthma). older asthma), older older adults, and adults, and children adults, and children Children disease (including disease (indudirig (lflClUdIfl9r J I — Air quality is very Air quality is Ait qusifty is everyone everyone W I sensitive gioups unhealthy for unhealthy for UflhOaIlby b peop 1 Everyone: Significantly cut Everyone: Cut back on physical back or reschedule Sensitive groups: activities strenuous activities Cut back or Sensitive groups: Sensitive groups: reschedule Avoid all physical Avoid strenuous strenuous aCtivities activities activities Enjoy activities Air quality is good Enjoy activities ------- Everyone, Everyone people with heart or especially people especially people lung dlse$se with heart or lung with heart or lung ndudlng asthma), disease dase older adults, and children Air quality is very Air qualth is Air quality 18 unhealthy for unhealthy br unhealthy br many everyone everyone Sen Gm Everyone: Cut b c or Everyone: Avoid Avoid renuous reschedule physical activities activities strenuous activities Ozone & Particles ------- |