PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The East Valley was hit with hazardous air quality levels early Monday morning, with residents encouraged to stay inside.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has issued a High Pollution Advisory for Monday due to dust. Learn more here.
Chandler and Mesa saw air quality levels over 300 on the Air Quality Index, a scale that measures pollution from 0 to 500. Readings above 300 are considered hazardous for everyone, not just sensitive groups.
Multiple factors contributing to poor air
The hazardous conditions stem from multiple sources converging at once…