DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued an air quality alert Thursday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts over the Hawkeye State.
The smoke is expected to affect air quality and lead to fine particulate matter exceedances over most of Iowa Thursday.
Wildfire smoke carries large amounts of particulates and gases that could act as ozone precursors and can lead to exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for fine particulate matter and ozone, according to the Iowa DNR…