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It's not the heat, it's the ozone
by Outspoken on Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:33 am
It's not the heat, it's the ozone
The air quality was bad throughout much of the state Tuesday, and won't be better today.
By ANNE GLEASON and EDWARD MURPHY
Staff Writers Portland Press Herald
Tuesday's hot, muggy weather ushered in a great day to escape to the beach, but also brought unhealthy concentrations of ozone, according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Air that's "unhealthy for sensitive groups," such as those with respiratory problems, is expected to return today, the DEP said. Tuesday, high levels of ozone resulted in a warning about air quality throughout much of the state.
The DEP suggests avoiding strenuous activity during midday, when ozone levels are high, a warning that isn't news to Danny Paul, a cross country and track coach in Falmouth.
Paul said he was filmed by a television news crew three years ago running outside in Portland during a day with poor air quality. He was used as an example of what not to do, and has since seen the footage of himself replayed every year.
"I guess I've become the poster boy for what not to do," said Paul, who was out running around Back Cove again Tuesday afternoon, when the temperature in Portland hit 87.
Kevin Rice, 23, who was also running the 3.5-mile Back Cove loop on Tuesday afternoon, returned in June from service in Qatar and Afghanistan and was not fazed by the warm, muggy weather.
Temperatures in Qatar would reach 119 degrees, said Rice, who serves in the Navy.
That heat didn't deter Rice from running in Qatar and he said the air quality advisory wasn't an issue for him here.
"It doesn't bother me at all," Rice said. "There's a nice cool breeze here."
There was also a breeze at Old Orchard Beach, but it wasn't exactly cool and didn't do anything to keep throngs from crowding the sand.
Jackie Kosac of Hudson, N.Y., said a morning call to a friend back home confirmed that conditions there were similar to those in Old Orchard Beach, but the Maine beach town has amenities to offset the heat.
"We love it," said Kosac, whose family has vacationed on Cape Cod the last few years. "We decided to try someplace in Maine (this year) and we love the beach, we love the boardwalk and we love the amusement park."
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=198488&ac=PHnws
Doug Jones/Staff Photographer
Photos By Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
The air quality was bad throughout much of the state Tuesday, and won't be better today.
By ANNE GLEASON and EDWARD MURPHY
Staff Writers Portland Press Herald
Tuesday's hot, muggy weather ushered in a great day to escape to the beach, but also brought unhealthy concentrations of ozone, according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
Air that's "unhealthy for sensitive groups," such as those with respiratory problems, is expected to return today, the DEP said. Tuesday, high levels of ozone resulted in a warning about air quality throughout much of the state.
The DEP suggests avoiding strenuous activity during midday, when ozone levels are high, a warning that isn't news to Danny Paul, a cross country and track coach in Falmouth.
Paul said he was filmed by a television news crew three years ago running outside in Portland during a day with poor air quality. He was used as an example of what not to do, and has since seen the footage of himself replayed every year.
"I guess I've become the poster boy for what not to do," said Paul, who was out running around Back Cove again Tuesday afternoon, when the temperature in Portland hit 87.
Kevin Rice, 23, who was also running the 3.5-mile Back Cove loop on Tuesday afternoon, returned in June from service in Qatar and Afghanistan and was not fazed by the warm, muggy weather.
Temperatures in Qatar would reach 119 degrees, said Rice, who serves in the Navy.
That heat didn't deter Rice from running in Qatar and he said the air quality advisory wasn't an issue for him here.
"It doesn't bother me at all," Rice said. "There's a nice cool breeze here."
There was also a breeze at Old Orchard Beach, but it wasn't exactly cool and didn't do anything to keep throngs from crowding the sand.
Jackie Kosac of Hudson, N.Y., said a morning call to a friend back home confirmed that conditions there were similar to those in Old Orchard Beach, but the Maine beach town has amenities to offset the heat.
"We love it," said Kosac, whose family has vacationed on Cape Cod the last few years. "We decided to try someplace in Maine (this year) and we love the beach, we love the boardwalk and we love the amusement park."
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=198488&ac=PHnws
Doug Jones/Staff Photographer
Photos By Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
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