Data from monitors at the St. Joseph Pump Station help determine exposure to air pollutants experienced by a segment of St. Joseph's population.
The department began monitoring air quality here in 1980. The facility is in the parking lot of a pump station affiliated with St. Joseph Water Treatment Plant. Other businesses with nearby facilities include Holliday Sand and Gravel Co., which has a storage area north of the monitor, as well as St. Joe Petroleum Co., Missouri Gas Energy, MHC Kenworth, American Walnut Co. and Nor-Am Cold Storage. To the west, lay railroad tracks and the Missouri River, which divides Kansas and Missouri.
Pollutants
Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5)
The primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), based on health effects, for fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, PM2.5, is 35 micrograms per cubic meter of air (μg/m3) averaged over 24 hours (98th percentile, averaged over three years) and 12 μg/m3 annual average (averaged over three years).
- Annual PM2.5 design values
- 24-Hour PM2.5 design values
- Map of PM2.5 sites
- Additional information about Particulate Matter State Planning efforts
Technical issues can affect ability to deliver quality data. Access a table of symbols with explanation of the problems they represent.
- Data from 10 days ago through current date
- Central Standard Time
Particulate Matter (PM 10)
The primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), based on health effects, for particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers, PM10, is 150 micrograms per cubic meter of air (μg/m3) averaged over 24 hours — not to be exceeded more than once per year on average over three years.
- Information about standard and monitoring
- Expected number of exceedance days in a year
- Map of PM10 monitoring stations
- Additional information about Particulate Matter State Planning efforts
Technical issues can affect ability to deliver quality data. Access a table of symbols with explanation of the problems they represent.
- Data from 10 days ago through current date
- Central Standard Time
S. Highway 759
St. Joseph, MO 64501
United States
Air Pollution Control Program
Division of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
United States