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June 26, 2007

Weather update: More poor air tomorrow / Photo

Journal photo / Bob Thayer
Patrick Gertner, superintendent of Potowomut Country Club in Warwick, keeps the greens wet at midday. He says the hotter it is, the more water the greens need throughout the day.

PROVIDENCE --The latest forecast calls for more high temperatures, spurring more concerns about unhealthy air quality tomorrow aftermoon.

State environmental officials have predicted high ozone levels for the second day in a row. That means all RIPTA bus and trolley routes, aside from special services, will again be free.

The poor air quality is driven by higher ozone concentrations at ground level. Ozone is a big part of smog and is formed by a reaction of pollutants that come from motor vehicles, industry and other sources on days with hotter temperatures.

The state Health Department said unhealthy ozone levels of ozone can cause throat irritation, coughing, chest pain, shortness of breath, increased susceptibility to respiratory infection and and aggravation of asthma and other respiratory ailments.

Symtoms get worse with exercise and heavy activity. Children, elderly people and those who have lung diseases, such as asthma, are at particular risk of suffering from the air quality.

Check the latest predictions on the area's air quality.

The hot and humid weather will continue across southern New England through Thursday, the National Weather Service says, before a cold front brings much cooler weather from Friday into the weekend. Temperatures tomorrow are expected to reach into the 90s again tomorrow.

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