YELLOW DUST/POLLUTION MONITOR

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Since there exists an annual health threat of Yellow Dust and poor air quality in the Republic of Korea, the following procedures will be in effect:

a. The member schools have set a safe limit of 300 micrograms (yellow dust) and 150 (CAI) per cubic meter of 150 AQI or 74 PM2.5 or 149 PM10 as a cut-off point for permitting out-of-door athletic competitions. It is also highly recommended that schools refrain from holding practices when such a level is reached; however, each school will individually set those limits.

b. It is the responsibility of the host school to obtain readings of the yellow dust and CAI level by 12:00 (noon) in their city or immediate area on the day of a match (weekday). If the yellow dust level is 300 micrograms or higher, or the CAI is 150 or higher levels are higher than the set limits, the hosting school should inform the visiting school and officials of the cancellation/postponement of the match by 12:00 P.M. on the day of the match (weekday).

c. For Saturday matches, a reading should be done early in the morning as possible but no later than two hours before the match. If the yellow dust level is 300 micrograms or higher, or the CAI is 150 or higher readings are above the limits, the hosting school should inform the visiting school and USFKOA officials of the cancellation /postponement of the match ASAP.

d. If yellow dust/CAI match cancellations cannot be rescheduled, then matches will count double for the one that is able to be played on another date.

e. Readings will be measured using the IQAir – Air Visual App and/or the school’s on-site air quality measurement devices.