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2007 Region 1 Air Quality Data

Map of NYSDEC Region 1 Sulfur Dioxide Sites

SULFUR DIOXIDE - Continuous Pulsed Fluorescence

NYSDEC Region 1

Annual Averages 1997 through 2007
(12 month average not to exceed 0.03 PPM*)
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Babylon Suffollk 5150-02 .008 .006 .007 .007 (.010) xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Eisenhower Park Nassau 2950-10 .005 .006 .006 .006 .005 .004 .005 .004 .004 .004 .004

Comparison Between NYS Ambient Air Quality and Ambient Air Quality Standards for Calendar Year 2007
Station Site No. One-Hour Averages 3-Hour Block Averages
Maximum not to exceed 0.5 PPM more than once per calendar year*		 24 Hour Average (Calendar Day)
Maximum not to exceed 0.14 PPM more than once per calendar year*
Observations Highest Values, PPM
Non-Overlapping		 Observations Highest Values, PPM
Midnight - Midnight
Total Obs. %
Avail		 Total >0.5
PPM		 1st 2nd 3rd Total >0.14
PPM		 1st 2nd 3rd
Eisenhower Park 2950-10 8,374 96 2,749 0 .039 .032 .030 354 0 .017 .016 .015

Footnotes for SO2 data:

  • (Annual Means in parentheses based on <75% available data)
  • * New York and Federal Ambient Air Quality Standard
  • + Denotes a contravention of New York State/Federal AAQS

Map of NYSDEC Region 1 PM2.5 Sites

INHALABLE PARTICULATES (<2.5 Microns) - Rupprecht & Patashnick Sampler

NYSDEC Region 1

Comparison Between NYS Ambient Air Quality and Ambient Air Quality Standards for Calendar Year 2007 (Average of last 3 years' annual means not to exceed 15 µg/m3*; and average of 98th percentile for last 3 years not to exceed 35 µg/m3*)
Station County Site No. Total
Obs.		 Maximum Values 98th Percentile Quarterly Averages,
2007		 Annual Mean
1st 2nd 3rd 2007 2006 2005 3-yr
avg		 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 2007 2006 2005 3-yr
avg
Eisenhower Park(T) Nassau 2950-10 345 48.0 47.7 38.6 32.0 34.3 36.8 34 12.2 9.5 11.5 11.6 11.2 13.0 13.4 12.5
Hempstead (F) Nassau 2950-18 107 38.3 30.3 28.5 28.5 33.0 35.1 32 10.4 8.7 14.1 11.0 11.1 10.8 12.4 11.4
Babylon (F) Suffolk 5150-01 115 32.4 31.1 28.8 28.8 31.9 34.3 32 10.5 9.7 13.6 9.8 10.9 10.3 12.0 11.1

Footnotes for PM2.5 data:

  • (Annual Means in parentheses are based on <75% available data)
  • * Federal Ambient Air Quality Standard (changed from 65 to 35 µg/m3 on 12/17/06).
  • F=Federal Reference Method
  • T=TEOM (Tapered Element Oscillating Mirobalance), acceptable for AQI purposes, but not for NAAQS decisions.
  • + Denotes a contravention of Federal AAQS

Map of NYSDEC Region 1 Carbon Monoxide Sites

CARBON MONOXIDE - Continuous Non-Dispersive Infrared

NYSDEC Region 1

Annual Averages 1990 through 2000 (PPM)
Station Site No. 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Eisenhower Park 2950-10 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 (0.7)

Sampling at 2950-01 was terminated on 5/31/2000.

Map of NYSDEC Region 1 Ozone Sites

OZONE - Continuous UV Light Absorption

NYSDEC Region 1

Annual Averages 1997 through 2007 (PPM)
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Babylon Suffolk 5150-02 .024 .025 .025 .023 .023 .024 .025 .024 .024 .024 .026
Holtsville Suffolk 5151-10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .030 .032
Riverhead Suffolk 5155-01 .036 .040 .035 .034 .030 .033 .030 (.029) .035 .039 .034

Comparison Between NYS Ambient Air Quality and Ambient Air Quality Standards for Calendar Year 2007
Station Site No. One Hour Averages 4th Highest Daily Maximum 8-Hour Average -Not to exceed an avg of 0.08 PPM during the last 3 years*
Observations Highest Values, PPM
Total Obs. % Avail >.12 PPM 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 2005 2006 2007 3-yr Avg
Babylon 5150-02 8,621 98 0 0.106 0.105 0.104 0.098 0.098 0.090 0.084 0.090+
Holtsville (Operated 03/29-10/31) 5151-10 5,036 97 0 0.124 0.107 0.098 0.096 -- 0.093 0.085 --
Riverhead
(Operated 03/29 - 10/31)		 5155-01 5,053 97 0 0.108 .104 0.103 0.098 0.086 0.101 0.085 0.090+

Due to EPA Waiver, % Availability may be based on operational year of less than 12 months (Riverhead)

Footnotes for Ozone data:

  • (Annual Means in parentheses based on <75% available data)
  • * NYS and Federal Ambient Air Quality Standard
  • + Denotes a contravention of Federal AAQS (3 year average of 4th max 8 hr avg >.084 PPM)

Map of NYSDEC Region 1 Oxides of Nitrogen Sites

NITRIC OXIDE & NITROGEN DIOXIDE - Continuous Chemiluminescence

NYSDEC Region 1

Nitric Oxide - Annual Arithmetic Means (PPM) 1997 through 2007
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Eisenhower Park Nassau 2950-10 .034 .030 .032 .028 .029 .024 .023 (.018) .018 .019 .015

Nitrogen Dioxide - Annual Arithmetic Means (PPM) 1997 through 2007 - (12 month average not to exceed 0.05 PPM *)
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Eisenhower Park Nassau 2950-10 .025 .022 .025 .024 .024 .022 .021 (.019) .020 .018 .018
Comparison Between NYS Ambient Air Quality and Ambient Air Quality Standards for Calendar Year 2007
Station Site No. Nitric Oxide One-Hour Averages Nitrogen Dioxide One-Hour Averages
Observations Highest Values, PPM Observations Highest Values, PPM
Total % Avail 1st 2nd 3rd Total % Avail 1st 2nd 3rd
Eisenhower Park 2950-10 7,781 89 .639 .478 .477 7,791 89 .088 .071 .078

Footnotes for Oxides of Nitrogen data:

  • (Annual Means in parentheses based on <75% available data)
  • * New York State and Federal Ambient Air Quality Standard
  • + Denotes a contravention of Federal AAQS