**DRAFT 9/8/03**

**Particle Pollution**

**Air Quality Index (AQI) At-A-Glance Messages**

**Use this messaging grid when particles are the primary pollutant of
concern**

-- and ozone levels are green or yellow.

+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
| ### A         | ####### W       | **What is the   | **What action  |
| QI color code | ho is affected? | significance?** | should people  |
|               |                 |                 | take?**        |
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Green         | --              | Air quality is  | Enjoy          |
|               |                 | good            | activities     |
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Yellow        | People who are  | Air quality is  | **People       |
|               | unusually       | a concern for   | unusually      |
|               | sensitive to    | people who are  | sensitive to   |
|               | air pollution   | unusually       | air            |
|               |                 | sensitive to    | pollution**:   |
|               |                 | air pollution   | Plan strenuous |
|               |                 |                 | activities     |
|               |                 |                 | when air       |
|               |                 |                 | quality is     |
|               |                 |                 | better         |
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Orange        | People with     | Air quality is  | **Sensitive    |
|               | heart or lung   | unhealthy for   | groups**: Cut  |
|               | disease         | people in       | back or        |
|               | (including      | sensitive       | reschedule     |
|               | asthma), older  | groups          | strenuous      |
|               | adults, and     |                 | activities     |
|               | children        |                 |                |
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Red           | Everyone,       | Air quality is  | **Everyone**:  |
|               | especially      | unhealthy for   | Cut back or    |
|               | people with     | everyone        | reschedule     |
|               | heart or lung   |                 | strenuous      |
|               | disease         |                 | activities     |
|               | (including      |                 |                |
|               | asthma), older  |                 | **Sensitive    |
|               | adults, and     |                 | groups**:      |
|               | children        |                 | Avoid          |
|               |                 |                 | strenuous      |
|               |                 |                 | activities     |
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Purple        | Everyone,       | Air quality is  | **Everyone**:  |
|               | especially      | very unhealthy  | Significantly  |
|               | people with     | for everyone    | cut back on    |
|               | heart or lung   |                 | physical       |
|               | disease         |                 | activities     |
|               | (including      |                 |                |
|               | asthma), older  |                 | **Sensitive    |
|               | adults, and     |                 | groups**:      |
|               | children        |                 | Avoid **all**  |
|               |                 |                 | physical       |
|               |                 |                 | activities     |
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+

**Ozone**

**Air Quality Index (AQI) At-A-Glance Messages**

**Use this messaging grid when ozone is the primary pollutant of
concern**

-- and particle levels are green or yellow.

+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| ###            | **Who is       | **What is the   | **What action   |
| AQI color code | affected?**    | significance?** | should people   |
|                |                |                 | take?**         |
+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Green          | --             | Air quality is  | Enjoy           |
|                |                | good            | activities      |
+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Yellow         | People who are | Air quality is  | **People        |
|                | unusually      | a concern for   | unusually       |
|                | sensitive to   | people who are  | sensitive to    |
|                | air pollution  | unusually       | air             |
|                |                | sensitive to    | pollution**:    |
|                |                | air pollution   | Plan strenuous  |
|                |                |                 | outside         |
|                |                |                 | activities when |
|                |                |                 | air quality is  |
|                |                |                 | better          |
+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Orange         | People with    | Air quality is  | **Sensitive     |
|                | lung disease   | unhealthy for   | groups**: Cut   |
|                | (including     | people in       | back or         |
|                | asthma),       | sensitive       | reschedule      |
|                | active adults  | groups          | strenuous       |
|                | and children   |                 | outside         |
|                |                |                 | activities      |
+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Red            | Everyone,      | Air quality is  | **Everyone**:   |
|                | especially     | unhealthy for   | Cut             |
|                | people with    | everyone        |                 |
|                | lung disease   |                 | back or         |
|                | (including     |                 | reschedule      |
|                | asthma),       |                 | strenuous       |
|                | active adults  |                 | outside         |
|                | and children   |                 | activities      |
|                |                |                 |                 |
|                |                |                 | **Sensitive     |
|                |                |                 | groups**: Avoid |
|                |                |                 | strenuous       |
|                |                |                 | outside         |
|                |                |                 | activities      |
+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Purple         | Everyone,      | Air quality is  | **Everyone**:   |
|                | especially     | very unhealthy  | Significantly   |
|                | people with    | for everyone    | cut back on     |
|                | lung disease   |                 | outside         |
|                | (including     |                 | physical        |
|                | asthma),       |                 | activities      |
|                | active adults  |                 |                 |
|                | and children   |                 | **Sensitive     |
|                |                |                 | groups**: Avoid |
|                |                |                 | **all** outside |
|                |                |                 | physical        |
|                |                |                 | activities      |
+----------------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

###### Ozone and Particle Combinations

**Air Quality Index (AQI) At-A-Glance Messages**

Use this grid when both pollutants are at unhealthy levels (orange, red,
or purple). Always refer to the message for the higher-level pollutant.

For example, if the forecast is ozone orange/ particles red, refer to
the red message.

+---------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| ### Poll      | **Who is        | **What is the  | **What action   |
| utants and AQ | affected?**     | s              | should people   |
| I color codes |                 | ignificance?** | take?**         |
+---------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| Ozone and     | Active adults,  | Air quality is | **Sensitive     |
| particle      | people with     | unhealthy for  | Groups**: Cut   |
| pollution:    | heart or lung   | many people    | back or         |
| **or          | disease         |                | reschedule      |
| ange/orange** | (including      |                | strenuous       |
|               | asthma), older  |                | activities      |
|               | adults, and     |                |                 |
|               | children        |                |                 |
+---------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| Ozone and     | Everyone,       | Air quality is | **Everyone**:   |
| particle      | especially      | unhealthy for  |                 |
| pollution:    | people with     | everyone       | Avoid strenuous |
|               | heart or lung   |                | activities      |
| **red/orange, | disease         |                |                 |
| orange/red,** |                 |                |                 |
| or            |                 |                |                 |
| **red/red**   |                 |                |                 |
+---------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+
| Ozone and     | Everyone,       | Air quality is | **Everyone**:   |
| particle      | especially      | very unhealthy |                 |
| pollution:    | people with     | for everyone   | Avoid physical  |
| **p           | heart or lung   |                | activities      |
| urple/orange, | disease         |                |                 |
| ora           |                 |                |                 |
| nge/purple**, |                 |                |                 |
|               |                 |                |                 |
| **purple/red, |                 |                |                 |
| red/purple,** |                 |                |                 |
| or            |                 |                |                 |
|               |                 |                |                 |
| **pu          |                 |                |                 |
| rple/purple** |                 |                |                 |
+---------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+