Air Quality Monitoring
The Basics
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the 2011 Open Site Monitoring map.
What agencies and monitors make up Florida's ambient air monitoring network?
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) along with local governmental agencies own and operate the monitors which make up Florida's ambient air monitoring network. The network is operated by the six FDEP Districts (Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southeast, South, and Southwest), one FDEP agency (the Bureau of Air Monitoring located in Tallahassee), and ten local governmental agencies (Broward, Collier, City of Jacksonville, Hillsborough, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Sarasota).
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of the 2011 Open Monitoring Site map.
What are the measured levels of
air pollutants in Florida?
For the two pollutants that drive air quality in Florida, ozone and fine particles, the levels can be seen on the:
Where can I find PM 2.5 data on which regulatory
decisions are made?
Fine particle or PM2.5 data for the regulatory network is collected on samplers with filters that are exposed for 24 hours. These data are not available in a timely fashion, but the summary statistics are updated quarterly and posted by year.
What is the air quality where I live?
There is access to the hourly data in tabular form
for ozone and continuously monitored fine particles with summary
information where:
Last updated:
October 24, 2011
2011 State of Florida