Local air regulators cautioned Friday that fireworks over the Fourth of July weekend could prompt helpless air quality that could have negative health effects.

A “particulate advisory” will be basically Sunday through Monday evening for the South Coast Air Basin and the Coachella Valley, as indicated by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

As indicated by the AQMD, the air quality file could come to the “unhealthy” level.

“The utilization of personal ‘backyard’ fireworks additionally adds to this air pollution and can additionally expand how much air pollution a person is breathing,” as indicated by the AQMD. “Furthermore, personal ‘backyard’ fireworks may make considerably more elevated levels of fine particulate matter locally that are far higher than territorial particulate levels.”

Regulators said levels of particulate matter in the air on July 4-5 are generally among the most noticeably terrible of the year.

“Breathing fine particulate matter can lead to a wide variety of cardiovascular and respiratory health effects such as heart attacks, asthma aggravation, decreased lung function, coughing or difficulty breathing and may lead to premature death in people with heart or lung diseases,” according to the AQMD.