{"id":6839,"date":"2021-07-01T21:17:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T21:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=6839"},"modified":"2021-07-01T21:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T21:17:14","slug":"air-quality-on-montserrat-has-dropped-to-moderate-levels-until-sunday-july-4-2021-due-to-a-fresh-surge-in-saharan-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=6839","title":{"rendered":"AIR QUALITY ON MONTSERRAT HAS DROPPED TO MODERATE LEVELS UNTIL SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2021, DUE TO A FRESH SURGE IN SAHARAN DUST."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>That\u2019s according to an Air Quality Bulletin issued by the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services at 3:40 pm on Thursday, July 1, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It states that although the air quality is acceptable, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air quality category: Moderate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Synopsis: The air quality is down to moderate levels, as a result of an increase of particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated with a fresh surge in Saharan Dust. The threat of health problems is elevated, for mainly unusually sensitive people, such as asthmatics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air quality index: 50 to 80<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alert Level: II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.6435-9\/211057905_2955585961364087_1553407732224950159_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&amp;ccb=1-3&amp;_nc_sid=730e14&amp;_nc_ohc=JTGrJkZRFlAAX9oaC_e&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.xx&amp;oh=086bab4391169ea558b082f9c095cd78&amp;oe=60E35B83\" alt=\"May be an image of body of water and text that says 'SAHARAN DUST MODERATE AIR QUALITY'\" width=\"467\" height=\"311\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sensitive groups: People with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children are the groups most at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health implications: Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants, there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caution: Active children and adults, and people with respiratory diseases, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dale Destin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That\u2019s according to an Air Quality Bulletin issued by the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services at 3:40 pm on Thursday, July 1, 2021. It states that although the air quality is acceptable, for some pollutants there may be a moderate &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/?p=6839\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001002,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6839"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001002"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6839"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6840,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6839\/revisions\/6840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dmca.gov.ms\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}