Acadia’s unhealthy air quality
ACADIA NAT’L PARK While ground-level ozone readings at the monitors on McFarland’s Hill and Cadillac reached unhealthy levels on both Sunday and Monday, the ozone levels alone only partially caused the unhealthy air. Multiple factors – high moderate levels of ozone, moderate levels of particle pollution, high heat index, and high temperatures and humidity – all combined to make the air in Acadia and on Mount Desert Island unhealthy on Sunday and Monday, said Bill Gawley, Acadia’s air quality specialist.
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recommends that when ground-level ozone readings exceed 70 parts per billion (ppb), the very young, the elderly or those with asthma, respiratory problems or heart disease should reduce prolonged or strenuous activity. But this week, because of the combination of factors, the park and the DEP issued air quality alerts, recommending that most people limit outdoor activity, take
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