Ecology Seattle Beacon Hill Aqm Station 2302107

Publication 23-02-107 | October 2023 Air Quality Program Seattle-Beacon Hill Station Focus on: Air Monitoring Ecology’s Air Quality Program has operated our flagship Seattle-Beacon Hill National Air Monitoring Station since 1979. The station is one of 75 that stretch across Washington to form a monitoring network that provides near real-time public information about the health of the air we breathe. Funded by U.S. EPA, our state network also contributes air pollution and weather data to EPA’s national air monitoring network. Operations Scientists at the Seattle-Beacon Hill station collect and measure outdoor air samples every day to ensure compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards for pollutants, including ozone, particle pollution (PM2.5 and PM10), and nitrogen dioxide. They also monitor trace gases, such as carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide, as well as trends in air toxics, including metals, hydrocarbons, and volatile organic compounds. Seattle-Beacon Hill has been the site of multiple state and national research projects on emerging air quality science. Site renovations planned for 2024-2025 (funded by the Inflation Reduction Act) will expand capacity for further research and collaboration with academic partners. Value Timely and accurate air quality information is of growing interest to researchers, policymakers, and the public. Nationwide air monitoring is what feeds this information, and it is essential to our understanding of air pollution, its sources, inequitable impacts, and the effectiveness of air pollution reduction efforts. The Seattle-Beacon Hill station has produced more than 40 years of air pollution data in and around the city of Seattle.…

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