A look at the Central Valley's air quality after the 4th of July pollution

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - As the firecrackers lit up the entity this Fourth of July weekend, they besides near down contamination successful the Central Valley.

Currently, astir of the Valley's aerial prime stands astatine a level 2, which is moderate. But that was a antithetic communicative connected Friday. Some parts of the Valley were astatine a level 5, which is the worst.

But present that the fireworks are down us, we person different factors to interest about.

"We person an aerial prime contented year-round," said Allergy Institute Dr. A.M. Aminian, M.D.

Pollution, wildfire smoke, and excessive vigor each play a antagonistic relation successful the valley's aerial quality.

"If you person a problem, enactment home, usage your medications, spot your doctor, and hydrate yourself," Dr. Aminian explained. 

But mediocre aerial prime tin interaction everyone, not conscionable those with pre-existing wellness conditions oregon allergies.

"Feel immoderate itching of your eyes, you consciousness a small spot comic breathing. You know, you tin get capable aerial wrong your lungs. You whitethorn person a small nasal congestion oregon feels similar dry, but astatine the aforesaid clip congested," Aminian added.

The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District suggests utilizing an aerial purifier, closing your windows, changing your HVAC filter, and adjacent replacing the compartment filter successful your car. These steps are particularly important if a wildfire is near.

Over connected the Central Coast, the Madre Fire is burning tens of thousands of acres successful San Luis Obispo County.

"When determination is immoderate occurrence that size adjacent the valley, we indispensable beryllium vigilant. Little spot of question successful the meteorology, and that plume could spell from retired implicit the ocean, close backmost implicit the vale and bent retired with us," warned Heather Heinks, Outreach & Communications Manager astatine the Valley Air District.

While we anticipation that the plume doesn't marque its mode to the valley. Heat is thing that we tin slope on.

"When the aerial contamination is truthful precocious and the vigor is high, the worst clip of the time is betwixt 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.," Aminian said. 

The Environmental Protection Agency offers a escaped app called AirNow, which shows real-time aerial prime based connected your location. Fresno is simply a level 3, which is unhealthy for delicate groups. It besides predicts the aerial prime for the adjacent day. Fresno again shows a level 3.