{"id":18416,"date":"2022-04-19T17:20:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T21:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=18416"},"modified":"2022-04-19T17:26:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T21:26:46","slug":"how-to-know-your-air-quality-in-orange-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2022\/04\/how-to-know-your-air-quality-in-orange-county\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Know Your Air Quality in Orange County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Did you know Orange County has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orangecountyfl.net\/Environment\/AirQualityManagement.aspx\">scientists dedicated to measuring our air quality<\/a> each day? That data is uploaded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airnow.gov\/\">AirNow.gov<\/a> and can be used to observe your local air quality. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AirNow provides air quality forecasts, recent data trends, air pollutant identification, and locations of air quality monitors close to you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last year, Central Florida\u2019s air quality was measured in the \u201cgood\u201d range more than 80 percent of the time and was at a \u201cmoderate\u201d level for the rest of the year. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Knowing our air quality is essential, especially if you are highly sensitive to air pollution. When on <a href=\"http:\/\/AirNow.gov\">AirNow.gov<\/a>, you will observe a monitor that ranges in color. Each color represents a certain level of air quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Green: Good<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yellow: Moderate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Orange: Unhealthy for sensitive groups<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Light Red: Unhealthy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Purple: Very Unhealthy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dark Red: Hazardous<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thanks to this data, we know that the air we breathe in Central Florida is clean and healthy. Additionally, residents can confidently plan outdoor activities with the app by viewing their real-time local air quality index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To learn more AirNow, v<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">isit <a href=\"http:\/\/AirNow.gov\">AirNow.gov<\/a> or download the AirNow mobile app to your phone. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know Orange County has scientists dedicated to measuring our air quality each day? That data is uploaded to AirNow.gov and can be used to observe your local air quality. AirNow provides air quality forecasts, recent data trends, air pollutant identification, and locations of air quality monitors close to you.\u00a0 Last year, Central Florida\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":18445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[687,507,686,49],"class_list":["post-18416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-services","tag-air-quality","tag-earth-day","tag-earth-week","tag-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Know Your Air Quality in Orange County<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Orange County has scientists dedicated to measuring our air quality every day. 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