{"id":106620,"date":"2021-05-21T08:30:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T12:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=106620"},"modified":"2025-10-24T00:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:12:41","slug":"air-quality-action-day-for-ozone-forecasted-20210521","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/05\/21\/air-quality-action-day-for-ozone-forecasted-20210521\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Quality Action Day for Ozone forecasted – 5\/21\/2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Air Quality Action Day for Ozone forecasted for today.<\/p>\n

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Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 21, 2021) – The level of ozone in Fort Wayne and Allen County has been forecasted to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups for Friday, May 21.<\/p>\n

Active children and adults, the elderly and people with heart or lung disease should limit or avoid prolonged outdoor exertion while an Air Quality Action Day for Ozone is in effect. If breathing becomes difficult, go indoors and contact your health care provider.<\/p>\n

Ground-level ozone \u2013 a lung irritant that can cause coughing and breathing difficulties \u2013is formed when sunlight and hot weather bake vehicle exhaust, factory emissions and gasoline vapors. Weather conditions used in forecasting levels of ground-level ozone include amount of sunshine, temperature, wind direction and humidity. Even at low levels, breathing ground-level ozone can trigger a variety of health problems for people with asthma and other respiratory illnesses.<\/p>\n

To reduce ozone levels, everyone should:<\/p>\n