The rundown on air quality
Most people pretty much take the air surrounding us for granted. However, when the air gets polluted, it can make it more difficult for some people to breathe. Those with respiratory ailments such as asthma or COPD can have difficulty when the air becomes dirty. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the Maricopa County Air Quality Department work in tandem to issue warnings on potential air quality issues and implement measures to reduce the impacts of those instances. ADEQ monitors weather conditions along with air quality measurements and forecasts pollution potential a...