Winds, dust pollution hit Bishop

apcdchartSTAGE 1 HEALTH ADVISORY

 Based on air pollution levels at 1:00 PM PDT on May 14, 2012 a Stage 1 Air Pollution Health Advisory has been issued for the community of Bishop.  Due to elevated particulate pollution levels, children, the elderly, people with heart or lung problems, or people with current illnesses such as the flu, are advised to stay indoors and avoid strenuous outdoor activities in the dust-impacted area.  If you have any questions please call the Great Basin Air Pollution Control District office in Bishop at 760-872-8211.

Health advisories on the web http://www.gbuapcd.org/healthadvisory

WMRS PM10 Monitor: 542 µg/m³ @ 12:00 PM PST http://www.gbuapcd.org/data/wmrsovl/index.htm

 

About Benett Kessler

Always interested in writing, Benett was the editor of her high school paper, proceeded to the University of Chicago and then out West where she and John Heston formed Eastern Sierra News Service in Inyo County. They fed film to KNXT in Los Angeles and co-wrote and produced the first daily radio news in the Eastern Sierra. Their work ranged from a published news magazine to the first television newscast. They continued to provide videotaped news to KABC and other news outlets. After a seat on the Mammoth Times board and work as newswriter, Benett formed her own company, Sierra Broadcasters and launched an FM radio station, now KSRW and a broadcast television station, KSRW-TV33. The latest addition - Sierrawave.net. Her company motto: Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

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2 Responses to Winds, dust pollution hit Bishop

  1. Lynn May 14, 2012 at 9:29 pm #

    It would be great if readers could click on the smaller photos and see a bigger version of it. I can’t read the above graphic even with reading glasses on.

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    • Benett Kessler May 15, 2012 at 9:37 am #

      I’ll see if I can improve that. BK

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