The Oates air monitoring station is operated by the state and takes its name from the unincorporated area in which it is located. The monitor is located near the Doe Run Co.'s Buick Resource Recycling Facility, a secondary lead smelter that recaptures lead from lead-acid batteries, and two lead ore-processing facilities operated by Doe Run near the lead-rich Viburnum Trend in southeast Missouri. The mines and mills that operate in the vicinity of the Viburnum Trend encompass the new lead belt. Doe Run sends mined ore to its primary smelter overseas.
The Oates air monitor helps determine exposure of a population segment to airborne lead resulting from those sources.
To learn about other air monitoring sites the department operates as part of the state's ambient air monitoring network, visit Air Monitoring Sites.
Pollutants
Lead
Since 2008, the primary and secondary ambient air standards for lead have remained at 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3). The primary standard reflects EPA's concern for public health, while the second standard demonstrates concern for public welfare. EPA bases the standard on the highest rolling three-month average over a period of three years and two months. A monitoring site meets the standard when the lead concentration is less than or equal to 0.15 μg/m3 averaged over three months. The standard is not met if the concentration exceeds that level once or more within a three-year period.
- Three-month average lead concentrations for the most recent 12 months
- Map of Missouri's monitor sites for lead in ambient air
- Additional information about Lead State Planning efforts
Technical issues can affect ability to deliver quality data. Access a table of symbols with explanation of the problems they represent.
13155 Highway KK
Boss, MO 65440
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Air Pollution Control Program
Division of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
United States