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Air Quality Alert Issued for Long Island

Residents advised to limit outdoor physical activity through 11 p.m.

Residents advised to limit outdoor physical activity through 11 p.m.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued
an air quality alert for the Sachem area that will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday and last until 11 p.m.

With the air quality index rising in excess of 100, the New York State Department of Health suggests that all residents limit strenuous outdoor physical activity. Young children and those with preexisting respiratory problems such as asthma or heart disease may be more susceptible.

Those interested in updated information on air quality can call the state's toll-free hotline at 1-800-535-1345.


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