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Regulations, Guidance and Monitoring Plans

The following Web pages provide information about EPA's air monitoring regulations and guidance and state and local monitoring plans.

  • National Air Monitoring Strategy

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  • 40 CFR 50 - National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards (including Federal Reference Methods)
  • 40 CFR Part 53 — Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods
  • 40 CFR Part 58 — Ambient Air Quality Surveillance
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Last updated on June 1, 2022
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