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Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET)
| Program Name (Acronym) |
CASTNET |
| Agency |
EPA mainly,multi-agency |
| Year Initiated |
1988-lst data 1991-frmd |
| Measures |
AIR - criteria pollutants, visibility/fine particulates, toxics
PRECIP/DEP - Wet deposition, dry deposition |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
Yes |
| Source |
No |
| Transect |
No |
| Other area |
No |
| Locations for Data Collection |
55 sites in U.S. |
| Temporal Interval |
Weekly |
| Sampling Design |
Selected |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
Data Clearinghouse |
| Extent for Reporting |
1-10 square km |
| Annual Funding |
5.5 million annually |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
$60,000 per site |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
$70,000 per site |
| Partners |
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| International |
Canadian government |
| Agency |
Federal agencies |
| State |
State agencies |
| Local |
Universities |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
Clean Air A, Cana AQA |
| Users of Data per Year |
150 |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
No |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
Jim Vickery |
| Phone # |
919-541-2184 |
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