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A special air quality statement has been issued by Environment Canada Friday for Windsor and Essex County due to elevated pollution levels.
High concentrations of fine particulate matter from Detroit were expected to affect the region, especially near the border.
Officials said air quality should improve throughout the afternoon.
People may experience increased coughing, throat irritation, headaches or shortness of breath.
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Children, seniors and those with cardiovascular or lung disease, such as asthma, are especially at risk.
Visit www.airhealth.ca for information on how to reduce health risks.
Windsor’s air quality has improved, but the city remains among the worst in Ontario for smog-causing ozone and other pollutants that harm human health, according to a report released just over a year ago by the Ontario Environment Ministry.
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The ministry report studied data for 2011 from air monitoring equipment stationed in dozens of Ontario cities.
Windsor led the province in one-hour exceedances for smog-causing ozone with 42 days, according to the report. Port Stanley had 30, but no other municipality studied was above 20.
But average levels of ozone in Windsor improved by 11 per cent since 2003, the report said.
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