Air Quality Bulletin Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services
6:15 pm Sunday 25 February 2024
Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration
Air quality category: Unhealthy for sensitive groups Location: Antigua and Barbuda
Timing: Until tonight, improving back to moderate levels tomorrow.
Synopsis: The air quality is at unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, due to particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated with a notable surge in Saharan Dust.
The threat of health problems is medium, for mainly unusually sensitive people, such as asthmatics and people with other respiratory issues, allergies, cardiovascular problems and eye and skin irritations, and could potentially cause significant health impacts.
This episode of reduced air quality is expected to end by Wednesday.
Air quality index: 100 to 140 Alert Level: III
Sensitive groups: People with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children are the
groups most at risk.
Health implications: Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms in sensitive individuals,aggravation of heart or lung disease and premature mortality in persons with cardiopulmonary disease and the elderly.
Caution: Everyone should exercise caution, especially sensitive groupssuch as active children and adults, and people with heart or respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit time outdoors and restrict outdoor activity.
Also, keep windows and doors closed, as much as possible, and wear a face mask, rated to filter out PM 2.5, when going outside.
Stay tuned to updates coming out of the Met Office via antiguamet.com, facebook.com/abmetservice, twitter.com/abmetservice and youtube.com/@abmetservice.
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