Air quality alert issued as ozone reaches unhealthy levels in Reno Sparks | Local News

Air quality alert issued as ozone reaches unhealthy levels in Reno Sparks | Local News

The Northern Nevada Public Health Air Quality Management Division issued an air quality alert on Monday after ozone levels in Reno and Sparks reached unhealthy levels for delicate teams. The most up-to-date hourly estimate at 1 pm confirmed ozone reaching 101 AQI, which falls into the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” class. Officials suggested folks to…

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Dangerous arsenic levels detected in Thailand’s Mekong mainstream for the first time

Dangerous arsenic levels detected in Thailand’s Mekong mainstream for the first time

Thai authorities have detected harmful levels of arsenic contamination in sediment from the Mekong River mainstream and three of its tributaries in the nation’s north. The contamination has been broadly linked to a surge in unregulated mining, together with for uncommon earth minerals, upstream in Myanmar’s Shan state. Experts warn that poisonous heavy metals…

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