Data and Information Data and Information Access Update Access Update Some resources for examining the Some resources for examining the impact of new and proposed air quality impact of new and proposed air quality standardsstandards

National Air Quality ConferencesRaleigh, NC

March 17, 2010

David MintzUS EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

Working to improve data Working to improve data accessaccess Connection to AQS Data MartConnection to AQS Data Mart Web services between AQS and Web services between AQS and

AIRNowAIRNow Consolidating public access points to Consolidating public access points to

AQSAQS Lots still to do…Lots still to do…… in the meantime, we’ve updated

some existing tools on AirExplorer to be relevant to new and proposed air quality standards

Recent updatesRecent updates

NO2 AQI valuesNO2 AQI values Ozone AQI values based on proposed Ozone AQI values based on proposed

NAAQS levels – hypothetical only!NAAQS levels – hypothetical only! Ozone W126 data summariesOzone W126 data summaries Air quality data via Google EarthAir quality data via Google Earth

NO2 AQI valuesNO2 AQI values

http://www.epa.gov/cgi-bin/htmSQL/mxplorer/trend_tile.hsql

NO2 AQI valuesNO2 AQI values

http://www.epa.gov/cgi-bin/htmSQL/mxplorer/trend_aqi.hsql

Downtown Chicago NO2 Downtown Chicago NO2 monitormonitor

Ozone AQI valuesOzone AQI values

http://www.epa.gov/cgi-bin/htmSQL/mxplorer/trend_aqi_temp.hsql

0 3

15 24

.075

.060

.070

.065

Ozone W126Ozone W126

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/analysis/w126.htm

Data via Google EarthData via Google Earth

http://www.epa.gov/mxplorer/monitor_kml.htm

Next StepsNext Steps Continuing to connect and Continuing to connect and

consolidateconsolidate Welcome your suggestionsWelcome your suggestions

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements W126 queries – Nick Mangus, OAQPSW126 queries – Nick Mangus, OAQPS NO2 AQI – Rhonda Thompson, OAQPSNO2 AQI – Rhonda Thompson, OAQPS Google Earth files – Josh Drukenbrod Google Earth files – Josh Drukenbrod

and Nick Mangus, OAQPSand Nick Mangus, OAQPS AQI plots – Mike Rizzo and Lance AQI plots – Mike Rizzo and Lance

McCluney, OAQPSMcCluney, OAQPS Tile plots – Tom Curran (retired), Tile plots – Tom Curran (retired),

OAQPSOAQPS