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2016 OZONE SEASON
St. Louis Area Monitoring Agencies
May 23, 2017
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East-West Gateway Council of Governments
• Voluntary association of local governments in St. Louis (MO-IL) region. It is a forum for local governments to discuss regional issues and decide how best to use resources to meet common needs.
• Lead transportation and transportation-related air quality planning agency for the region. Work with Missouri and Illinois on air quality issues.
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Ozone Data Sharing Project
• Covers the ozone season • East-West Gateway acts as a clearinghouse
for 1-hour ozone data and 8-hour ozone averages
• Initial quality assurance screening • Prepare weekly and monthly reports
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2015 Ozone Standard
• 70 parts per billion (ppb) • Exceedance at a monitor is when an 8-hour
average is >70 ppb • Violation is when 3-year average of 4th
highest annual average for a monitor is > 70 ppb
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2016 Season Exceedances
• Non-Attainment Area – 18 days – 48 exceedances
• Transport/Tracking Monitors – 9 days – 10 exceedances
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1999-2016 Total Exceedances
Based on 2015 8-Hour Ozone Standard
440
524
418
295 292
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19991999
20002000
20012001
20022002
20032003
20042004
20052005
20062006
20072007
20082008
20092009
20102010
20112011
20122012
20132013
20142014
20152015
20162016
Total Exceedances
5 Yr Running Average
Years
Exceedances
440
220
253
524
290
346
71
272
418
311
184
297
295
252
40
202
31
194
122
134
141
126
292
125
29
123
32
123
17
102
48
84
Sheet1
199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016
Total Exceedances44022025352429071418184295403112214129229321748
5 Yr Running Average34627231129725220219413412612512312310284
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Days with Incomplete 1-Hour Data By Monitor
• Four or more hours with no values recorded at a monitor
• Incomplete does not always mean unmonitored
• Causes - equipment malfunction, power outage, storm damage, threat of flooding
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Products • Tables
– 1-hour ozone values by monitor by day – Days with 8-hour exceedances – 4 highest 8-hour averages by monitor – Days with incomplete data
• East-West Gateway website – Maximum 8-hour values by monitor – AQI Calendar
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Ozone Trends – St. Louis Region
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979797
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200020002000
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030303
040404
050505
060606
070707
080808
090909
101010
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121212
131313
141414
151515
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3 Year Average
2008 Standard
2015 Standard
Years
Parts per Billion
98
75
70
104
75
70
100
75
70
95
75
70
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75
70
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75
70
90
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Sheet1
3 Year Average2008 Standard2015 Standard
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2000947570
01907570
02907570
03927570
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11807570
12877570
13827570
14787570
15717570
16727570
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2017 Ozone Season
• Began March 1 • Non-Attainment Area Exceedances
– May 13 – Maryville (73 ppb) – May 15 – West Alton (72 ppb)
• Transport/Tracking Monitors Exceedances – May 13 - Bonne Terre (71 ppb), Houston (75 ppb) – May 15 – Jerseyville (71 ppb)
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Mid day October 28, 1938 looking east along Pine from 200 block of N. Tucker - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 4, 2016 looking east from SSM St. Mary’s Health Center in Richmond Heights – MDNR Visual Air Pollution Camera
Carol Lawrence Manager, Environmental Services East-West Gateway Council of Governments [email protected]
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2016 OZONE SEASON East-West Gateway Council of GovernmentsOzone Data Sharing ProjectSlide Number 4Slide Number 52015 Ozone Standard2016 Season Exceedances1999-2016 Total ExceedancesDays with Incomplete 1-Hour Data�By MonitorProductsOzone Trends – St. Louis Region2017 Ozone SeasonSlide Number 13