EPA issues ‘very unhealthy’ air quality warning as Saharan dust blankets coast

Kaieteur News – The Environmental Protection Agency Guyana (EPA) on Sunday issued a public health advisory warning that air quality across Guyana’s low coastal plain has reached “very unhealthy” levels, posing potential health risks to residents, especially children, the elderly, and persons with underlying medical conditions. The agency, in its advisory, reported that air quality […] The post EPA issues ‘very unhealthy’ air quality warning as Saharan dust blankets coast appeared first on Kaieteur News.


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