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Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET)

  • Monitoring Sites

    Learn about the deposition data and site characteristics of over 90 CASTNET sites.

  • Monitoring Surface Water Chemistry

    Learn about EPA's Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) program, which tracks changes in surface water chemistry in response to changing air emissions and acid deposition.

  • Beltsville CASTNET Site Video

    Hear from University of Maryland researchers who manage the Beltsville CASTNET site.

CASTNET is a national monitoring network established to assess trends in pollutant concentrations, atmospheric deposition, and ecological effects due to changes in air pollutant emissions. See the CASTNET overview fact sheet and the CASTNET Ozone Monitoring page for more information.

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Alert
Alert Suspension Notice

EPA has suspended operations of a number of CASTNET locations throughout the country for the remainder of the fiscal year due to budget constraints.

What's New

  • The National Park Service discontinued filter pack measurements at the Wind Cave (WNC429, SD) CASTNET site in January, 2023.

  • Santee Sioux (SAN189, NE) resumed sampling in October, 2022. Filter packs were suspended from May - September due to Federal budget constraints and tribal staffing resources.

  • EPA suspended operations at a number of CASTNET locations throughout the country in May, 2022 due to budget constraints. These sites included: ASH135, UND002, WST109, HWF187, CDR119, PSU106 (ozone continues), CDZ171, PNF126, ANA115 (ozone continues), and DCP114.

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Last updated on January 11, 2023
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