LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Air Quality Management District has issued another alert due to unhealthy conditions resulting from the Camp fire in Butte County.
The district said air quality conditions are in the “unhealthy for sensitive individuals” to “unhealthy” range for Lake County.
The overnight forecast indicates a potential for settling of smoke into the basin. In areas that become impacted by smoke “unhealthy” or “hazardous” air quality may be experienced, according to Air Pollution Control Officer Doug Gearhart.
Gearhart said the “unhealthy” air quality forecast results from fine particulates in the smoke and the possibility of increased ground level ozone. These are generated when combustion products in the smoke combine with the high temperatures, sunlight and humidity. Other chemical reactions reduce visibility by forming secondary particulates.
Weather forecasts do not show significant improvement through the weekend, but conditions should start to improve through the day Monday, with “good” to “moderate” air quality expected to return to Lake County on Tuesday and continue through Thanksgiving, Gearhart reported.
While improving conditions are expected, Gearhart said all county residents should still be prepared for periodic smoke impacts throughout the region until the Camp fire is out.
Air quality district reports that unhealthy conditions persist due to wildland fire smoke
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