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    AirNow.gov - 2 year(s) ago

    AirNow is your one-stop source for air quality data. Our recently redesigned site highlights air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state, national, and world views.

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      #Wildfire smoke is affecting several states. The Air Quality Index (AQI) can help you track local air quality and understand the health risks of wildfire smoke. When air quality is unhealthy, stay inside as much as possible and reduce outdoor activity. https://t.co/vrymYEdM1g https://t.co/psir4eIUeO

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    3-year wildfire smoke exposure raises all-cause, nonaccidental, neoplasm mortality risk - 2 year(s) ago

    Risk for all-cause, nonaccidental and neoplasm mortality was heightened with exposure to elevated levels of wildfire-related fine particulate matter, according to study results published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials.“Given the recent levels in North America caused by the Canadian wildfires, our study linking long-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2.5 and mortality suggest[s] that

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      Published in the @HAZMAT_journal: Risk for all-cause, nonaccidental and neoplasm #mortality was heightened with exposure to elevated levels of #wildfire-related fine particulate matter. https://t.co/a8B1OlZAYq

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    Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00495 | HAN Title - 2 year(s) ago

    Health Alert Network (HAN). Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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      Health Professionals: Several areas of the United States are experiencing unhealthy air quality due to #wildfire smoke. CDC has released a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory with guidance to help keep people safe. Read the full advisory here: https://t.co/unCnErCAqF https://t.co/D76hxoCIYO

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    Safety During a Wildfire|Wildfires - 2 year(s) ago

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information on how to stay safe and healthy during a wildfire including avoiding health impacts from wildfire smoke, keeping smoke out of your home and how to protect your pets and livestock.

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      Is there #wildfire smoke in your area? Follow these tips to stay safe. ✔️Avoid outdoor activity. ✔️Wear an N95 respirator fitted correctly. ✔️Set your air conditioner to recirculate mode. Visit @CDCenvironment's website for more information: https://t.co/c4teKNTBF3 https://t.co/ZZxeCPMKvN

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    This week's record-breaking air pollution, in one chart - Minnesota Reformer - 2 year(s) ago

    Air pollution in the Twin Cities likely hit an all-time high this week, according to preliminary observations from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.  The agency reported a 24-hour air quality index value of 175 on Wednesday, indicating a level of airborne particle exposure equivalent to smoking four cigarettes. A typical AQI value for the Twin […]

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      Air pollution in the Twin Cities likely hit an all-time high this week. #AirPollution #wildfire https://t.co/3QYWGBcnme via @mnreformer https://t.co/sNseYyBoki

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    Q&A: Protecting patients with respiratory diseases during wildfire outbreak - 2 year(s) ago

    People residing in the East Coast are currently experiencing poor air quality due to smoke and haze from hundreds of wildfires in Canada.With this wildfire smoke in the air, patients with various respiratory diseases, such as asthma, COPD and pulmonary fibrosis, are at risk for worse symptoms of their condition, Bev Stewart, national senior director of lung disease programs at the American Lung

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      "If you think you will need to be outside during the [#wildfire] #smoke exposure, consider getting a disposable respiratory mask that is rated as N95 or higher to help reduce inhalation of particle pollution," Bev Stewart, at @LungAssociation, told Healio. https://t.co/4Z19Plk1YU

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