Air Monitoring in Connecticut
The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Bureau of Air Management, Ambient Air Monitoring Group monitors air quality to protect public health and the environment. The monitoring of air quality data is crucial to determine compliance with the Federal EPA primary and secondary air quality standards and to evaluate how well pollution control and abatement strategies are working to clean the air.
The criteria pollutants measured in the ambient air monitoring network are: ozone (O3), particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon monoxide (CO). The DEP has also monitored for toxic pollutants and metals including volatile organic compounds, aldehydes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, lead, mercury and dioxin.
DEP is currently upgrading its visibility network. Until the new cameras are installed and operational the Connecticut visibility network will be down. Please check back to view our new expanded network in the coming months. In the meantime, please visit www.hazecam.net for other Northeast visibility webcams.
Content Last Updated September 1, 2009
