smog warning
at 08:51 PM EST Sunday 22 November 2009.
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Smog warning issued for the following regions:
=new= Metro Montreal - Laval
=new= Vaudreuil - Soulanges - Huntingdon
=new= Richelieu valley - Saint-Hyacinthe
=new= Lachute - Saint-Jerome
=new= Lanaudiere
=new= eastern townships.
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Through Monday morning
The weather conditions will be favorable to a deterioration in air
quality.
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 affects mostly Young asthmatic children and people with
respiratory or heart conditions. It is therefore recommended that
they avoid doing intense physical activity outdoors until the smog
warning is lifted.
For more 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.
For more information 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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