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Hot Topics

  • Current news and infomation.  Items of high interest at the Division of Air Quality.
    Air Quality Hot Topics

Air Quality Forecast

  • See current air quality forecasts for metropolitan areas across North Carolina.  Forecasts can help you protect your health and plan outdoor activity.
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  • Air Quality Forecasts

Protect Your Health

  • The air quality color code shows potential health effects from pollutants covered by air quality forecasts.  
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  • Know the Code - Air Quality Chart

Air Awareness

  • The Air Awareness Program is a public outreach and education program of the Division of Air Quality and local air quality programs across the state.
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Open Burning

  • NC's Open Burning Rule prohibits the burning of trash and other man-made materials and set limits on allowable burning.
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  • Open Burning

Emissions Inventory - AERO

  • Estimating emissions from various facilities for various pollutants.   Used to; determine permit classification, establish or confirm compliance status, update emissions for the NCDAQ and more. Click Here
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  • Air Emissions Reporting Online
  • AERO

Turn Off Your Engine

  • Unnecessary idling wastes fuel and pollutes the air.
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  • Turn Off Your Engine

Auto Emissions

  • North Carolina requires emission tests for certain cars and light-duty trucks as part of the annual safety inspection in 48 counties.
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  • Auto Emissions

 

Environmental Emergency 1-800-858-0368

Toll-Free Open Burning Hotline 1-877-OpenBurn

Mecklenburg County Air Quality Regional Offices & Local Programs - Click on a region on the map above to learn more about your closest regional office.
Click here to view our Local Programs Page - including contact information.

Buncombe County Forsyth County Mecklenburg County Asheville Regional Office Winston-Salem Regional Office Fayetteville Regional Office Raleigh Regional Office Wilmington Regional Office Washington Regional Office Mooresville Regional Office
Forecast Center Air Quality MapN.C. Air Quality Forecast  Map - THIS IS A GRAPHIC PLACEHOLDER - UNTIL WE CAN GET THIS AREA TO PULL IN IBEAM CONTENT.
2008 Ozone Standard Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas

North Carolina's Current 2008 Ozone Standard Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas

(Click the map above to visit the Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas)

N.C. Air Quality Monitors map Wilmington Region Fayetteville Region Mooresville Region Asheville Regional Office Winston-Salem Region Washington Region Raleigh Region

AIR QUALITY PERMITTED FACILITIES

Select a region from the map above to get current data in that region.

 

Division of Air Quality LogoN.C. Division of Air Quality • Mailing Address: 1641 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1641 

Physical Address: 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27603 • Phone: (919) 707-8400 Fax (919) 707-0718

 
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