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Smog Alert: Air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive individuals in parts of LA County Today
Air Quality County of LA
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According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Tuesday’s air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive individuals in the Santa Clarita Valley, Pomona Valley, East San Gabriel Valley and West San Fernando Valley.Los Angeles County Health Officer and Public Health Director, Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, advises people living or working in the Santa Clarita Valley, Pomona Valley, East San Gabriel Valley and West San Fernando Valley with heart disease, asthma or other respiratory disease to minimize outdoor activities. Schools that have children with sensitive conditions, including heart disease, asthma, other chronic respiratory diseases, should not participate in PE or outdoor physical activity and should stay indoors as much as possible.