Smoke from Canada’s wildfires on Tuesday is again affecting air quality in Connecticut, making it unhealthy for sensitive groups, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection warned.
In its daily air quality index forecastDEEP said it expects smoke from the Quebec fires to increase particulate matteror very small solid particles or liquid droplets, to moderate levels to levels unhealthy for sensitive groups.
DEEP issued an all-day air quality warning on Tuesday. said the National Weather Service.
“Chemicals in and on particles can also be toxic,” DEEP said. “Very fine particles can be inhaled deep into the lungs.”
When particulate matter reaches unhealthy levels, according to DEEP, “people with respiratory or heart conditions, the elderly and children are most at risk.” “Particulate matter also damages paintwork, soils clothing and furniture and impairs vision.”
Sensitive groups shouldLimit prolonged exertion” said DEEP. These particles can aggravate existing heart and lung diseases, alter the body’s defenses against inhaled substances, damage lung tissue and, when exposed to high levels, cause lung damage for up to three weeks.
Particulate matter is considered harmful to sensitive groups between 101 and 150 on the air quality index scale, meaning that one cubic meter of air contains between 41 and 65 micrograms of pollutants the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Predicted Particulate Matter Levels for Connecticut According to DEEP, the air quality index is between 114 and 126 on Tuesday.
After a chilly start with temperatures in the upper 40’s inland, the forecast of the National Weather Service Temperatures will reach the upper 70s and low 80s in Connecticut on Tuesday.
Skies are expected to be partly cloudy with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon as a cold front reaches Connecticut. Rainfall is expected to be less than a quarter of an inch, according to the weather service. Northwesterly winds of 10 to 15 mph and gusts of up to 25 mph are also forecast.
Tuesday night’s lows are expected to be a few degrees below normal, ranging from the upper 40s inland to the upper 50s on the coast and in the New York City area.
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