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Air Quality - Air Monitoring

Air Quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 
 

 

 

 

 
Ambient Monitoring Program
Annual Public Comment Solicitation
The USEPA requires state and local air pollution agencies to make the annual Monitoring Network Design plans available to the general public for a 30 day public comment period. Agencies are required to submit their annual plans to EPA by July 1. The Ambient Monitoring Program solicits such comments from the public in late May and early June each year.
Overview of Monitoring Network Design
View background information about the annual Air Monitoring Network Design Plan and a general overview of how the state's air monitoring networks are operated.
 
2012 Annual Monitoring Network Plan and 5-Year Assessment
Read about the existing monitoring stations operated by the state and local program agencies in North Carolina, the changes we are proposing for the upcoming year, and further changes we are projecting over the next five years.
 
Monitoring Data
CURRENT DATA
Latest Available Air Quality Indices
View the Air Quality Indexes for several urban locations in North Carolina. Air Quality Indexes may also be reported to the public in newspapers circulated in those areas. A report of the Air Quality Index local to Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (only) is available by means of a computerized voice recording at (704) 333-7664.
Current Monitoring Data Across the State
View data from all active real-time pollutant monitors in the state network.
Current Data from Purchase Knob
View the current visibility on a mountain peak in Haywood County, and see the pollutant and weather data, courtesy of the National Park Service (Great Smoky Mountains National Park).
Current Data from Cold Mountain
View the current visibility in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area on this peak (as viewed from Frying Pan Mountain), and see the pollutant and weather data, courtesy of the US Forest Service.
Current Pollen Report
Ambient Monitoring collects pollen data in Raleigh on business days, by a manual method. Interested parties can join an email distribution list for the daily pollen report, or follow it on Twitter.
 
 
ARCHIVAL DATA
Data Archives & Statistical Summaries
View summaries, maps, and other information regarding the Air Quality Index(AQI) and various pollutants.
Publications
Browse through a collection of printed data summaries and statistical reports regarding ambient air quality.
Special Studies
Review the findings of special projects and studies related to ambient monitoring, including Exceptional Event Documentation packages.
Speciation Monitor Accuracy Forms
Flow check metadata for PM2.5 speciation monitors operated by Ambient Monitoring are available by request and eventually will be downloadable here. To request these data now, please email us.
Quality Assurance Plans and Standard Operating Procedures
View technical documents that describe how Ambient Monitoring data are acquired and data quality is managed.
Custom Data Reports
To obtain ambient monitoring data that are not otherwise available from this page, please describe your request on this form. Fill it out as completely as possible, and either attach it to an email to this email address or FAX it to 919 707-8467.moni

 

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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