Community Air Monitoring Background

Community air quality monitoring consists of local efforts to measure and understand what is in the air a community breathes in. This type of monitoring is often conducted using air sensors or other instruments by community groups or members.

Training Overview

The Community Air Monitoring Fundamentals Webinar Series consists of five sessions that cover:

• Fundamental information on air quality concepts
• How air quality and air monitoring are regulated
• An overview of air quality measurement devices and important concepts for making measurements
• The steps to building an effective air quality monitoring project
• Developing air monitoring objectives
• Managing data
• Selecting equipment
• Creating a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)
• Siting a monitoring device
• Installing and operating measurement devices
• Conducting data analysis
• Communicating air monitoring results

Who should attend these webinars?

This training is for anyone interested in understanding the basics of community air quality monitoring. It is geared toward non-experts that work with federal partners and state, local, and Tribal air agencies, in addition to community groups, NGOs, and others directly involved in developing air quality monitoring projects. This includes recipients of recent EPA air monitoring grants (e.g., ARP Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring for Communities).

Agenda and Materials

Date	Topic	Additional Information	Webinar Materials
April 3, 2024	Webinar #1: Introduction to Air Quality Concepts and Regulations	Air quality, sources of air quality, emissions, important pollutants, life cycle of pollution, health effects, air quality regulations, air monitoring regulations	Presentation Slides Webinar #1 Recording
April 4, 2024	Webinar #2: Introduction to Air Monitoring and Measurements	What is air monitoring, measurement devices, important concepts for making measurements, what to do with measurement data	Presentation Slides Webinar #2 Recording
April 10, 2024	Webinar #3: Building an Air Monitoring Network: Objectives and Data Management	Developing a monitoring objective, setting up data management	Presentation Slides Webinar #3 Recording
April 17, 2024	Webinar #4: Building an Air Monitoring Network: Selecting Equipment, QAPPs, and Siting a Monitoring Device	Selecting air monitoring equipment, planning and developing a QAPP, determining sites for monitors, reviewing the monitoring plan	Presentation Slides ​​​​​​​Webinar #4 Recording
April 24, 2024	Webinar #5: Building an Air Monitoring Network: Installation, Operation, Data Analysis, and Communication	Installing and operating air monitoring devices, quality assurance and quality control measures, data analysis resources and types, communicating air monitoring results	Presentation Slides ​​​​​​​Webinar #5 Recording

Contact

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