The poor air quality advisory continues through Wednesday, July 5
around Southern California could cause airborne health problems, the region’s air quality watchdog reports.Tuesday night into Wednesday across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.are marked red — meaning “unhealthy” — criteria. The areas affected were mainly around east San Gabriel Valley, Pomona, Ontario, parts of Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga.
Surrounding areas including central Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, Redlands and San Bernardino have Wednesday forecasts that officials consider “unhealthy for sensitive groups.” Further inland and coastal areas, including Long Beach and much of Orange County, are marked as having a more “moderate” air quality.
Public fireworks displays and personal “backyard” show contribute to air pollution, and can create localized particulate matter concentrations, orBreathing the fine particulates from fireworks can lead to cardiovascular and respiratory health effects; such as heart attacks, asthma aggravation, decreased lung function, coughing, or difficulty breathing, and could lead to premature death in people with heart or lung disease.
Using consumer-grade “backyard” fireworks can also spark wildfires, which officials say can lead to hazardous air pollution.
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