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The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services in Columbia SC has issued a Code Orange Ground Level Ozone Action Day for the Upstate and Catawba regions region of South Carolina, from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening. Conditions will be favorable for elevated ozone levels today. An ozone action day means that atmospheric conditions will likely produce unhealthy concentrations of ground level ozone air pollution. A Code Orange forecast indicates that ground level ozone concentrations are expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups, which includes people with lung disease, older adults, and children. Sensitive groups should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion, take more breaks, and do
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