Maine DEP issues Air Quality Alert for Friday, September 5, 2014

Mainewide - Ground-level ozone concentrations will be climbing in Maine on Friday and are expected to reach unhealthy levels for the Southwest Coast region according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The remainder of the coastline and the Interior sections can expect no higher than Moderate levels of ozone with levels remaining in the GOOD range for the mountains and northern Maine.

Particle pollution levels are expected to remain low.

For more information see DEP's media release http://www.maine.gov/dep/news/news.html?id=627506