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EPA Ozone Monitor Maps
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Air Division
Planning & Air Quality Analysis Branch
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Tony Davis, Branch Manager - (501) 682-0767
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| In addition to the AQI, the EPA works through state air agencies to produce animated maps
depicting the buildup of ozone concentrations during each day. These animated ozone maps are available on the
Internet. Experience in other areas indicates that when television stations use the animated ozone maps to
depict the formation and movement of ground-level ozone on high ozone days, public awareness of Ozone Action
Days is greatly magnified and voluntary actions increase. These animated ozone maps are provided to TV stations
through weather service providers (WSPs). TV stations interested in obtaining high-resolution ozone maps should
contact their WSP or ADEQ to coordinate.
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EPA Animated Ozone Map - Arkansas
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Linked from EPA's Web site
(Ozone Peak Values, 8-hour Average Ozone Concentration) |
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Good |
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No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. |
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Moderate |
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Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. |
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Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups |
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma,
should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. |
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Unhealthy |
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma,
should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged
outdoor exertion. |
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Very Unhealthy |
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma,
should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion. |
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EPA Animated Ozone Map - South Central U.S.
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Linked from EPA's Web site
(Ozone Peak Values, 8-hour Average Ozone Concentration) |
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Good |
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No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. |
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Moderate |
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Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. |
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Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups |
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should
limit prolonged outdoor exertion. |
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Unhealthy |
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should
avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor
exertion. |
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Very Unhealthy |
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should
avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion. |
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EPA Animated Ozone Map - U.S. |
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Linked from EPA's Web site
(Ozone Peak Values, 8-hour Average Ozone Concentration) |
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Good |
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No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. |
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Moderate |
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Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. |
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Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups |
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should
limit prolonged outdoor exertion. |
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Unhealthy |
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should
avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor
exertion. |
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Very Unhealthy |
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Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should
avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion. |
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Note: Animation reflects 8-hour average concentrations, calculated from observed 1-hour data. For
today's animation only, the most recent hour shown reflects estimated 8-hour averages. |
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Anyone with Internet access can easily access the daily ozone maps, ozone forecasts, AQI, and other air
quality information.
- EPA's
www.epa.gov/airnow web site features the animated ozone maps, which are updated in real-time. It also
contains general information about air pollution, as well as archived, real-time and forecast data for
ground-level ozone. Other information provided includes the effects of air pollution, steps you can take to
protect your health and reduce pollution, and links to state and local air pollution and AQI information.
- By 2:00 p.m., ADEQ's web site posts the daily ozone forecast for central
Arkansas. Other data includes recent ozone forecasts and a live feed of the animated ozone map
for Arkansas and adjacent states.
- By 9:00 a.m., ADEQ's web site posts the
daily AQI (Little Rock)/daily
AQI (Springdale) for the worst
pollutant (i.e., usually ozone during ozone season).
- Metroplan is sponsoring the local Ozone Action Days site at
www.ozoneactiondays.org/. It currently provides a program overview, general information about ozone, who is at
risk to the health effects, things to do to reduce ozone formation, and links to other interesting sites.
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Last Updated:
April 01, 2009 by
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