[at-l] Ozone Warning on Clingmans

[ddsmith@haywood.k12.nc.us (Danny D. Smith)]

Today's readings aren't quite so bad...
Maybe someday we'll all be driving electric cars :)
even better... how 'bout some Star Trek transporters

http://www2.nature.nps.gov/ard/parks/grsm/grsmcam/grsmcam.htm

At 03:49 PM 6/17/02 -0400, Jan Leitschuh wrote:


>      Ozone Warning on Clingmans
>      June 13 2002
>
>
>      With summer still over a week away, the Great Smoky Mountains National
>Park on Tuesday issued its eighth ozone alert of the year.
>
>      The alerts are issued when levels of ozone in the Park exceed the
>eight-hour federal human health standard of 85 parts per billion.
>
>      The Park recorded ozone levels of 101 ppb over eight hours Monday at
>its monitoring station on Clingmans Dome.
>
>      Levels of 99 ppb were recorded at Cove Mountain, and levels of 94 ppb
>were recorded at Purchase Knob. A one-hour level of 116 ppb was recorded on
>Clingmans Dome at 3 p.m Monday.
>
>      The highest ozone concentrations are at high elevation areas of the
>Park. Visitors, especially those with respiratory problems and the elderly,
>should refrain from strenuous exercise until air quality improves.
>      In 1999, the Park recorded 52 days of unhealthy ozone levels, and
>issued the most ozone alerts in its history. In 2000, there were 32
>unhealthy days recorded. The Park enjoyed relatively clean air last year,
>with only 14 unhealthy days being recorded.
>
>      http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/95451
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