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MassDEP Annual Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network Review
About the Annual Network Review
Monitoring Sites & Parameters Measured
Massachusetts Air Monitoring Network Map
Draft Network Review, Appendices & Attachments
Submit Comments
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About the Annual Network Review

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) operates a network of 29 ambient air quality monitoring stations at locations across the state. By July 1 each year, MassDEP is required to submit an Annual Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network Review to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This document and its appendices are subject to a 30-day public comment period before MassDEP submits them to EPA for review and approval.

The annual network review describes to EPA which pollutants and other parameters MassDEP measures at its various ambient air monitoring sites and why they are measured at those specific locations. It also describes changes in the network - including new and closed locations, and new and discontinued measurements at existing locations - since the last network review, as well as proposed changes in the network over the next 18 months.

This page summarizes the draft annual network review . The full draft network review, appendices and attachments (including separate plans for National Core Multipollutant Monitoring Stations and Ambient Air Monitoring for Lead) are available below. So, too, are instructions for submitting comments.

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Monitoring Sites & Parameters Measured

                                                     

P A R A M E T E R S    M E A S U R E D

M O N I T O R I N G   S I T E S

O
3

C
O

S
O
2

N
O
x
*

N
O
y

M
e
t

P
M
10

P
M
2.5

B
A
M

P
A
M
S

T
o
x
i
c
s

B
C

S
P
E
C

O
t
h
e
r
**

 Adams-Mt Greylock

x

 Amherst-UMass

x

 Boston-Kenmore

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Boston-Charlestown

x

x

 Boston-Long Island

x

x

x

x

 Boston-Dudley Square

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Boston-North End

x

x

x

 Brockton-Post Office

x

 Chicopee-Westover AFB

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Fairhaven-Wood School

x

x

 Fall River-Globe St.

x

x

x

 Haverhill-Consentino School

x

x

x

x

x

 Lawrence-MassDEP Laboratory

x

 Lowell-Old City Hall

x

 Lynn-Water Treatment Plant

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Milton-Blue Hill Observatory

x

x

x

x

x

 Newbury-Plum Island

x

x

x

x

x

 Pittsfield-78 Center St.

x

 Pittsfield-1 South St.

x

 Springfield-Liberty St.

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Springfield-1860 Main St.

x

x

 Stow-USAF Laboratory

x

x

x

 Truro-National Seashore

x

x

x

 Uxbridge-Blackstone Heritage

x

x

 Waltham-UMass Field Station

x

 Ware-Quabbin Summit

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Worcester-Airport

x

x

 Worcester-2 Washington St.

x

 Worcester-Summer St.

x

x

x

x

x

x

LEGEND OF PARAMETER ACRONYMS

O3 = Ozone | CO = Carbon Monoxide | SO2 = Sulfur Dioxide | *NOx = Nitric Oxide, including Nitrogen Dioxide | NOy = Total Reactive Oxides of Nitrogen | Met = Meteorological Parameters | PM10 = Particulate Matter (10 microns & smaller) | PM2.5 = Fine Particles (2.5 microns & smaller) | BAM = Beta Attenuation Monitor (Continuous Fine Particles) | PAMS = Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station | Toxics = Toxic Air Pollutants including Carbonyls (Aldehydes), Metals & Volatile Organic Compounds | BC = Black Carbon | SPEC = Speciated Fine Particles | **Other = Lead (Kenmore), IMPROVE PM Speciation (Ware & Truro), Acid Rain (Waltham) & Upper Air Meteorology (Stow)

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Massachusetts Air Monitoring Network Map

Map of Locations

Click on the blue locator icons for information about specific monitoring sites and parameters measured.

For additional information, see What, Where & Why We Monitor

   


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Draft Network Review, Appendices & Attachments

Public Comment Draft: Annual Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network Review

MS Word 94 KB | PDF 39 KB

Appendices: Site Descriptions, Measurements & Sampling/Analytical Methods

MS Excel 54 KB | PDF 24 KB

Attachment 1: Massachusetts National Core Multipollutant Monitoring Stations (NCORE) Plan

MS Word 8.5 MB | PDF 933 KB

Attachment 2: Lead (Pb) Ambient Air Monitoring Plan

MS Word 36 KB | PDF 59 KB

Related Links

MassAir Online: Near Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring Data
Web page

MassDEP Air Quality Data, Reports & Studies
Web page

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Submit Comments

MassDEP will accept written comments on its draft Annual Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network Review until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Submit comments to:

Thomas McGrath, Chief
MassDEP Air Assessment Branch
Senator William X. Wall Experiment Station
37 Shattuck Street
Lawrence, MA 01843-1398

OR

Thomas.McGrath@state.ma.us

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