smog warning
updated at 03:52 PM EST Tuesday 24 November 2009.
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Smog warning issued for the following regions:
Metro Montreal - Laval
Vaudreuil - Soulanges - Huntingdon
Richelieu valley - Saint-Hyacinthe
Lachute - Saint-Jerome
Lanaudiere.
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Through Wednesday morning
Atmospheric conditions will lead to poor air quality in these areas
in the next few hours.
We can all improve air quality by doing simple things, such as
limiting the use of fireplaces and wood-burning stoves and using
public transit.
Smog especially affects asthmatic children and people with
respiratory or heart disease. It is therefore recommended that they
avoid doing intense physical activity outdoors until the smog warning
is lifted.
Supplementary information
Wood heating produces nearly 61% of smog-causing particles and
generates the largest number of such particles, followed by
Industrial activity (22%), car travel (14%) and other various sources
(3%).
This warning is issued jointly by Environment Canada, the ministere
du developpement durable, de l environnement et des parcs, the
ministere de la sante et des services sociaux, the direction de sante
publique de l agence de la sante et des services sociaux de Montreal
and the city of Montreal.
To view the smog warning, visit Environment Canada S web site at
www.Qc.Ec.Gc.CA/atmos/smog.
To find out the air quality index for the city of Montreal, visit the
city S web site at www.Rsqa.Qc.CA.
To find out the air quality index for other Quebec regions, visit the
web site of the ministere du developpement durable, de
l environnement et des parcs at www.Mddep.Gouv.Qc.CA/air/iqa.
To find out more about the effects of smog on health, visit the web
site of the direction de sante publique de l agence de la sante et
des serivces sociaux de Montreal at
www.Santepub-mtl.Qc.CA/environment/smog or the web site of the
ministere de la sante et des services sociaux at
http://www.Msss.Gouv.Qc.CA/environnement.
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