THE ALBUQUERQUE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT'S DUST THAT'S MUCKED UP OUR AIR QUALITY THIS (WED) MORNING. AND JEFF STONESIFER WITH THE DEPARTMENT TELLS US IT'S NOT EVEN THE DUST THAT'S BEEN IN THE AIR FROM THOSE DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS THAT KICKED UP LAST WEEKEND. HE TELLS 770 KKOB THE DUST WAS SWEPT IN FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY BY WESTERLY WINDS.
STONESIFER SAYS THIS KIND OF PARTICULATE MATTER WILL NOT AFFECT YOU IF YOU'RE HEALTHY. BUT IF YOU HAVE A CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE LIKE ASTHMA, HEART DISEASE, ARE 65 OR OLDER, OR PREGNANT … YOU SHOULD STAY INDOORS. PARENTS SHOULD ALSO KEEP YOUNG CHILDREN INDOORS.
