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2007 Region 2 Air Quality Data

region 2 sulfur dioxide

SULFUR DIOXIDE - Continuous Pulsed Fluorescence

NYSDEC Region 2

Annual Averages 1997 through 2007
Annual Arithmetic Mean (ppm) - Primary Standard
(12 month average not to exceed 0.03 PPM*)
Station County Site No. 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mabel Dean New York 7093-05 (.012) .013 .011 .013 .013 (.014) xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
PS 59 New York 7093-10 .015 .012 .012 .013 .013 .012 .012 (.014) .010 .011 .010 .010
Queens College Queens 7096-02 .007 .005 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Queensboro Comm. College Queens 7096-08 --- --- .006 .007 .006 .007 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Queens College 2 Queens 7096-15 --- --- --- --- --- --- .006 .007 .005 .006 .005 .005
IS 155 Bronx 7094-03 .009 .008 .009 .010 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Morrisania Bronx 7094-05 .014 .012 .011 .011 (.017) xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Botanical Garden Bronx 7094-06 --- --- --- --- (.009) .010 .009 .009 .009 .009 .007 xxx
IS 52 Bronx 7094-07 --- --- --- (.014) .011 (.013) .010 .011 .010 .011 .009 .008
Greenpoint Kings 7095-01 (.009) .008 .007 .007 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
PS 321 Kings 7095-06 .009 .008 .008 .009 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Susan Wagner Richmond 7097-01 .006 .006 .006 .006 (.008) xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx

Sampling at 7093-05 was terminated on 06/14/01 and terminated at 7096-08 on 12/30/01. Sampling at 7095-01 was terminated on 10/22/99; at 7095-06 on 12/31/1999; and at 7097-01 on 05/13/2000.

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
PS 59 7093-10 8,569 98 2,819 0 .058 .051 .044 365 0 .030 .029 .027
Queens College 2 7096-15 8,305 95 2,728 0 .035 .031 .031 349 0 .021 .020 .018
IS 52 7094-07 8,216 94 2,699 0 .057 .054 .053 346 0 .037 .036 .034

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 NYS/Federal AAQS

SULFUR DIOXIDE - Continuous Pulsed Fluorescence (Low Level)

NYSDEC Region 2

Annual Averages 1997 through 2007Annual Arithmetic Mean (ppb) - Primary Standard(12 month average not to exceed 30 PPB*)
Station County Site No. 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Botanical Garden (Pfizer) Bronx 7094-10 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 6.7
Queens College 2 Queens 7096-15 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 4.4
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 500 PPB more than once per calendar year*		 24 Hour Average (Calendar Day)
Maximum not to exceed 140 PPB more than once per calendar year*
Observations Highest Values, PPB
Non-Overlapping		 Observations Highest Values, PPB
Midnight - Midnight
Total Obs. %
Avail		 Total >500
PPB		 1st 2nd 3rd Total >140
PPB		 1st 2nd 3rd
Botanical Garden (Pfizer) 7094-10 8,108 93 2,662 0 48 44 43 342 0 32 26 25
Queens College 2 7096-15 7,190 82 2,359 0 35 31 28 300 0 21 18 18

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 NYS/Federal AAQS

INHALABLE PARTICULATES (PM10) - Wedding Sampler or R&P Model 2025 Sampler

NYSDEC Region 2

Annual Averages 1997 through 2007Annual Arithmetic Mean (µg/m3)
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3 Yr
Exp Val
Mabel Dean (W) New York 7093-05 26 24 21 22 (19) xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
PS 59 (R&P) New York 7093-10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 25 --
Division Street (R&P) New York 7093-24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25 --
Canal Street (R&P) New York 8100-02 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 26 23 (27) 24
Morrisania II (W) Bronx 7094-05 24 24 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
IS 52 (W) Bronx 7094-07 -- -- (16) 21 (21) 21 22 18 xx xx xx xx
IS 52 (R&P) Bronx 7094-07 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22 --
Greenpoint (W) Kings 7095-01 26 (26) 23 23 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
PS 314 (W) Kings 7095-07 28 26 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
JHS 126 (W) Kings 7095-43 -- -- -- -- 20 21 20 17 xx xx xx xx
PS 219 (R&P) Queens 7096-14 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (20) 20 --
Susan Wagner (W) Richmond 7097-01 19 17 16 19 16 17 16 13 xx xx xx xx

Sampling terminated at Wedding samplers on 12/31/2005.

Comparison Between NYS Ambient Air Quality and Ambient Air Quality Standards for Calendar Year 2007
Station Site No. 24-Hour Concentrations - µg/m3 # of Days >150 µg/m3 -
Not to exceed an expected avg of one per year during the last 3 years*
Total Obs. Maximum 2nd Max. 3rd Max. 2005 2006 2007 Exp
Avg
Mea Est Mea Est Mea Est
PS 59 (R&P) 7093-10 111 57 53 52 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
Division Street (R&P) 7093-24 94 56 53 51 -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 --
Canal Street (R&P) 8100-02 27 52 46 46 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
IS 52 (R&P) 7094-07 57 48 48 44 -- -- -- -- 0 0.0 --
PS 219 (R&P) 7097-01 338 53 48 47 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0

Footnotes for PM10 data:

  • (Annual Means in parentheses are based on less than 75% available data)
  • W = Wedding Sampler; R&P = Rupprecht & Patashnick Model 2025 Sampler
  • Mea=Measured
  • Est=Estimated
  • *New York and Federal Ambient Air Quality Standard
  • + Denotes a contravention of NYS/Federal AAQS

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

NYSDEC Region 2

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 65 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
JHS 45 (F) New York 7093-08 118 37.7 35.6 34.3 34.3 37.6 36.6 36+ 14.0 12.5 14.8 12.9 13.6 12.8 14.3 13.6
PS 59 (F) New York 7093-10 118 52.8 39.2 36.8 36.8 40.7 40.1 39+ 18.4 14.7 16.0 15.3 16.1 14.5 17.0 15.9+
IS 143 (T) New York 7093-15 347 46.8 44.7 44.4 39.7 39.8 35.3 38+ 16.6 13.4 16.9 14.4 15.3 15.5 16.3 15.7+
PS 64 (T) New York 7093-16 179 38.9 36.8 35.5 29.4 38.6 36.3

35

 14.3 11.9 xx xx (13.1) 15.8 15.3 14.7
Manhattanville PO (T) New York 7093-17 322

45.0

 44.3 42.4 35.4 37.8 35.3 36+ 13.4 12.6 13.7 14.1 13.5 14.4 15.0 14.3
Park Row (T) (WTC) New York 7093-18 337 48.0 42.6 41.7 33.4 36.1 39.0 36+ 12.8 12.2 14.4 12.9 13.1 13.8 14.4 13.8
PS 19 (F) New York 7093-21 110 46.4 43.9 37.8 37.8 38.2 38.2 38+ 19.1 13.8 14.6 14.8 15.6 13.8 16.4 15.3+
PS 19 (T) New York 7093-21 160 45.9 45.4 41.5 41.4 -- -- -- -- -- 14.6 14.8 (14.7) -- -- --
Division Street (F) New York 7093-24 94 39.2 37.1 33.1 37.1 -- -- -- -- 14.1 16.4 14.1 (14.9) -- -- --
Division Street (T) New York 7093-24 332 45.0 41.0 40.4 34.4 -- -- -- (14.2) 12.3 14.1 13.0 (13.4) -- -- --
CCNY (T) New York 7093-25 165 46.7 42.5 41.8 41.5 -- -- -- -- -- 15.8 12.5 (14.2) -- -- --
Canal Street (F) New York 8100-02 27 34.7 26.4 25.0 34.7 35.9 39.5 37+ 15.6 xx xx xx (15.6) 12.8 15.7 14.7
Canal Street (T) New York 8100-02 81 35.3 25.6 24.7 25.6 36.7 36.9 33 13.4 xx xx xx (13.4) 14.0 14.9 14.1
Morrisania (F) Bronx 7094-05 119 40.8 38.1 36.2 36.2 39.7 37.7 38+ 17.4 13.5 16.2 15.4 15.6 14.6 16.9 15.7+
Botanical Garden (F) Bronx 7094-06 119 36.8 32.8 32.5 32.5 34.8 36.6 35 14.1 11.7 13.9 12.9 13.2 12.6 13.9 13.2
IS 52 (F) Bronx 7094-07 341 40.8 39.0 38.8 33.9 36.6 36.8 36+ 12.9 11.9 13.7 12.1 12.7 12.5 13.7 13.0
IS 52 (T) Bronx 7094-07 358 42.4 40.8 40.7 35.6 38.0 36.6 37+ 13.8 11.5 13.3 12.1 12.7 13.6 14.6 13.6
IS 74 (T) Bronx 7094-08 149 44.7 31.0 28.4 28.4 38.0 36.6 34 14.0 9.8 xx xx (11.9) 14.4 14.5 13.6
PS 154 (T) Bronx 7094-09 358 42.3 42.2 42.0 34.7 34.0 36.9 35 12.9 11.3 13.5 12.8 12.6 13.7 14.8 13.7
PS 314 (T) Kings 7095-07 361 45.4

43.3

 35.8 30.2 34.4 35.0 33 12.2 10.8 13.4 11.1 11.9 13.3 14.3 13.2
JHS 126 (F) Kings 7095-43 117 38.3 37.1 33.6 33.6 37.7 36.3 36+ 13.7 12.8 15.9 13.0 13.9 12.7 15.3 14.0
IS 293 (T) Kings 7095-44 357 45.3 41.5 38.5 33.0 36.6 37.0 36+ 12.5 11.2 13.1 11.9 12.2 13.7 14.4 13.4
PS 274 (T) Kings 7095-98 339 44.1 44.1 38.8 31.8 (25.1) 32.8 30 12.3 10.5 11.4 11.3 11.4 (11.4) 13.7 12.2
Maspeth Library (T) Queens 7096-13 349 44.4 42.2 37.7 31.5 35.8 37.2 35 13.0 10.7 12.6 11.3 11.9 13.6 15.3 13.6
PS 219 /
Queens College 2 (F)		 Queens 7096-14 /
7096-15		 332 42.2

37.4

 36.7 31.8 33.6 34.3 33 11.3 10.7 12.3 11.3 11.4 11.6 12.4 11.8
PS 219 (T) Queens 7096-14 363 43.2 42.1 34.7 29.7 33.8 35.6 33 12.1 9.4 11.7 11.1 11.1 12.5 13.3 12.3
Susan Wagner (F) Richmond 7097-01 109 38.2 33.7 28.8 28.8 32.0 33.2 31 10.6 10.5 14.3 10.5 11.5 10.4 12.5 11.5
Port Richmond (F) Richmond 7097-03 119 38.0 34.6 32.8 32.8 36.2 33.4 34 13.0 12.4 14.6 11.9 13.0 12.1 14.5 13.2
Freshkills West (T) Richmond 7097-17 327 42.6 41.2 39.8 30.3 34.3 37.7 34 11.4 10.8 14.4 11.2 12.0 13.1 13.5 12.9
PS 44 (T) Richmond 7097-18 343 41.8 40.3 38.8 30.0 34.6 33.3 33 10.2 10.5 12.8 10.9 11.1 13.1 13.6 12.6

Sampling was suspended at 7094-07 from 06/20/01 to 10/04/01 for construction. Stations 7095-01 and 7096-08 terminated operation 12/31/00; 7094-07 commenced operation on 04/15/00; 7096-11 commenced operation on 04/18/00; Sampling at 7096-10 was terminated 03/02; 7096-12 terminated sampling 11/18/02; sampling at 7095-06 was terminated on 03/31/03;.FRM sampling at 7095-07 was terminated on 01/24/03; sampling at 709611 was terminated on 03/31/03

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=Fed. Reference Method
  • T=TEOM (Tapered Element Oscillating Mirobalance), acceptable for AQI purposes but NOT for NAAQS decisions
  • + Denotes a contravention of Federal AAQS

CARBON MONOXIDE - Continuous Non-Dispersive Infrared

NYSDEC Region 2
Traffic Sites

Annual Averages 1996 through 2006
Annual Arithmetic Mean (ppm)

Station County Site No. 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
350 Canal Street New York 8100-02N 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 xx xx xx xx xx
Brooklyn Transit New York 8100-03 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
225 E. 34th Street New York 8100-06 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 xx xx
Bloomingdales New York 8100-07 2.5 (2.4) (2.2) 1.7 1.5 (1.3) xx xx xx xx xx

Sampling at 8100-07 was terminated on 10/12/2001, at 8100-02 on 12/31/2001, at 8100-06 on 11/01/2004, and at 8100-03 on 1/2/2007.

CARBON MONOXIDE - Continuous Non-Dispersive Infrared

NYSDEC Region 2
Background Sites

Annual Averages 1997 through 2007
Annual Arithmetic Mean (ppm)
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
PS 59 New York 7093-10 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 (0.8) 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Botanical Gardens Bronx 7094-06 / 7094-10 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6
PS 321 Kings 7095-06 0.8 0.8 0.8 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
Queensboro Comm Coll Queens 7096-08 --- 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 xx xx xx xx xx xx
Queens College 2 Queens 7096-15 --- --- --- --- --- 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4

Sampling at 7095-06 was terminated on 12/31/1999 and at 7096-08 on 12/30/2001.

Comparison Between NYS Ambient Air Quality and Ambient Air Quality Standards for Calendar Year 2007
Station Site No. One-Hour Average
Maximum not to exceed 35 PPM more than once per calendar year*		 Running 8-Hour Average (Non-Overlapping)
Maximum not to exceed 9 PPM more than once per calendar year*
Observations Highest Values, PPM Observations Highest Values, PPM
Total Obs. % Avail >35 PPM 1st 2nd 3rd Total >9 PPM 1st 2nd 3rd Days> 9 PPM
PS 59 7093-10 8,573 98 0 2.5 2.3 2.3 8,466 0 1.5 1.4 1.4 0
Botanical Gardens (Pfizer) 7094-10 8,683 99 0 3.1 2.7 2.5 8,729 0 2.0 1.9 1.9 0
Queens College 2 7096-15 8,361 95 0 3.4 3.1 3.0 8,310 0 2.8 2.0 1.5 0

Footnotes for Carbon Monoxide data:

  • (Annual Means in parentheses based on <75% available data)
  • *NYS and Federal Ambient Air Quality Standard
  • + Denotes a contravention of Federal AAQS (9 PPM standard is not exceeded unless 8 hour average >9.4 ppm)

OZONE - Continuous UV Light Absorption

NYSDEC Region 2

Annual Averages 1997 through 2007
Annual Arithmetic Mean (ppm)
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
IS 155 Bronx 7094-03 .020 xxx .021 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
Morrisania Bronx 7094-05 .021 .023 .019 xxx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
Botanical Gardens Bronx 7094-06 / 7094-10 .017 .015 .018 .016 .017 .017 .017 .017 .018 .020 .020
IS 52 Bronx 7094-07 --- --- .007 .015 (.014) .017 .016 .016 .016 .017 .019
Mabel Dean H.S. New York 7093-05 .019 .020 .013 .011 (.014) xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xx
CCNY New York 7093-25 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- .019
Susan Wagner Richmond 7097-01 .035 .033 .033 .030 .032 .034 .029 .029 .030 .032 .026
Queens College Queens 7096-02 .024 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xx xx
Queensboro Comm Coll Queens 7096-08 --- .021 .020 .019 .021 xxx xxx xxx xxx xx xx
College Point P.O. Queens 7096-09 --- .015 .016 .015 .017 .018 .017 .016 .017 xx xx
Queens College 2 Queens 7096-15 --- --- --- --- (.017) .019 .019 .018 .020 .021 .021

Sampling Sampling at 7094-03 was terminated on 7/19/99, at 7094-05 on 05/01/2000; and commenced at 7094-07 on 10/27/99 Sampling at 7093-05 on 06/14/2001. Sampling was commenced at 7096-15 on 07/14/2001 and was terminated at 7096-08 on 12/30/2001. Sampling commenced at 7093-25 on 6/13/2007.

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 Avg
Botanical Gardens (Pfizer) 7094-10 8,522 97 0 .106 .106 .100 .096 .074 .076 .076 .075
IS 52 7094-07 8,435 96 0 .107 .103 .098 .094 .077 .072 .076 .075
CCNY 7093-25 4,693 97 0 .112 .110 .109 .107 --- --- .084 ---
Susan Wagner (Operated 03/31 - 12/31) 7097-01 6,545 99 0 .110 .105 .103 .101 .094 .092 .083 .089+
Queens College 2 7096-15 8,347 95 0 .114 .094 .092 .089 .086 .078 .075 .079

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

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 avg of 4th max 8 hr avg >.084 ppm)

NITRIC OXIDE & NITROGEN DIOXIDE - Continuous Chemiluminescence

NYSDEC Region 2

Nitric Oxide - Annual Arithmetic Mean (ppm)
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mabel Dean New York 7093-05 .038 .031 .033 .033 (.036) xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
PS 59 New York 7093-10 .047 .045 .046 .045 .042 .035 (.036) (.030) .030 .026 .023
Morrisania Bronx 7094-05 .027 .027 .031 (.039) xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Botanical Gardens Bronx 7094-06 / 7094-10 .023 .022 .024 .023 .026 .020 .021 .017 .015 .015 .016
IS 52 Bronx 7094-07 --- --- (.030) .025 (.027) .022 .023 .022 .021 .017 .017
Queensboro Comm. Coll. Queens 7096-08 --- .019 .019 .018 .019 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
College Point P.O. Queens 7096-09 --- .030 .034 .030 .031 .026 .030 .025 .023 xxx xxx
Queens College 2 Queens 7096-15 --- --- --- --- (.026) .017 .020 .015 .015 .014 .014

Nitrogen Dioxide - Annual Arithmetic Mean (ppm) (12 month average not to exceed 0.05 PPM *)
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mabel Dean New York 7093-05 .035 .036 .037 .036 (.038) xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
PS 59 New York 7093-10 .040 .040 .041 .038 .038 .038 (.038) (.035) .036 .034 .034
Morrisania Bronx 7094-05N .035 .036 .033 (.033) xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Botanical Gardens Bronx 7094-06 / 7094-10 .030 .030 .029 .029 .031 .028 .027 .024 .027 .025 .024
IS 52 Bronx 7094-07 --- --- (.032) .032 (.032) .030 .030 .030 .029 .026 .026
Queensboro Comm. Coll. Queens 7096-08 --- .027 .026 .026 .026 xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
College Point P.O. Queens 7096-09 --- .028 .029 .030 .030 .028 .030 .028 .027 xxx xxx
Queens College 2 Queens 7096-15 --- --- --- --- (.028) .028 .027 .025 .025 .023 .023

Sampling at 7093-05 was terminated on 06/14/01; sampling at 7093-10 was suspended on 08/06/03 for roof construction.

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
PS 59 7093-10 8,551 98 .362 .359 .310 8,551 98 .091 .089 .087
Botanical Gardens (Pfizer) 7094-10 7,554 86 .475 .401 .371 7,574 86 .084 .081 .080
IS 52 7094-07 8,445 96 .481 .430 .384 8,445 96 .100 .090 .090
Queens College 2 7096-15 8,088 92 .814 .519 .478 8,089 92 .101 .095 .089

Footnotes for Oxides of Nitrogen data:

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

LEAD - High Volume Air Samplers (Glass Fiber Filters)

NYSDEC Region 2

Annual Geometric Means ( ug/m3) 1997 through 2007
Station County Site No. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Midtown New York 7093-12 0.05 0.08 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
Greenpoint Kings 7095-01 (0.08) 0.07 0.06 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
PS 314 Kings 7095-07 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
JHS 126 Kings 7095-43 -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.03 0.03 (0.03) 0.02 0.02
Susan Wagner Richmond 7097-01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 xx xx xx xx
PS 26 Richmond 7097-02 0.03 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx

Comparison Between NYS Ambient Air Quality and Ambient Air Quality Standards for Calendar Year 2007
Station Site No. 24-Hour Concentrations - ug/m3 QUARTERLY AVERAGES Maximum not to exceed 1.5 ug/m3 *
Total Obs. % Avail. Maximum 2nd Max. 3rd Max. Highest Values, ug/m3 [Quarter]
JHS 126 7095-43 58 95 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02 [1st] 0.02 [2nd] 0.02 [3rd]