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From: Allegheny News AlleghenyNEWS@alleghenycounty.us

Date: May 10, 2022 at 2:08:31 PM EDT Subject: Health Department Seeks Comment on Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2022 Contact: Neil Ruhland Public Health Information Officer 412-578-8312 (office) 412-339-7995 (cell) Neil.Ruhland@AlleghenyCounty.us

Health Department Seeks Comment on Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan

PITTSBURGH – The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) is requesting written public comment on its draft 2023 Air Monitoring Network Plan, an annual report which provides a detailed description of how and where air pollution is monitored in Allegheny County.

Air Monitoring Network Plans are required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The plan provides the specific location of each monitoring station, siting criteria, monitoring methods and objectives, frequency of sampling, pollutants measured at each station and aerial photographs showing their physical location.

The 2023 plan is substantially similar to the 2022 Air Monitoring Network Plan except for the proposed move to the air monitoring station from the Clack Campus to Fulton Street. A summary of all proposed changes may be found in the Executive Summary of the draft plan, beginning on page six.

The county’s air monitoring network includes nine locations within the county: Avalon, Clairton, Flag Plaza, Glassport, Harrison, Lawrenceville, Liberty, North Braddock, Parkway East (Wilkinsburg) and South Fayette. One or more of the following pollutants is measured at each site: sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, total reactive nitrogen, ozone, PM10, PM2.5, and air toxics.

Comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on June 9, 2022, and may be submitted via e-mail to david.good@alleghenycounty.us or by mail to:

Allegheny County Health Department Attention: David D. Good Air Quality Program 301 39th Street Pittsburgh, PA 15201

All correspondence must include first and last name and a complete mailing address.

For more information regarding the department’s air quality efforts, visit the Air Quality page of the Health Department website.

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Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director Allegheny County Health Department – Public Information Office 542 Fourth Avenue │ Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412-687-ACHD (2243) │ Fax: 412-578-8325 www.alleghenycounty.us/healthdepartment