The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $196,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program to the City of Jacksonville, Florida. Through this funding, the city will conduct mobile monitoring to identify volatile organic compound (VOC) plumes, VOC/air toxic hotspots, and industrial sources of odor complaints in the disadvantaged communities of Jacksonville's Health Zone 1. The project will deploy one new piece of equipment in a mobile vehicle to measure air pollution and develop quality assurance/quality control documentation. The anticipated outcomes include problem identification, improved information about air quality in previously unmonitored areas, informed policy and decision making by air agencies, mitigation actions from responsible parties, and increased public awareness and access to air quality data to reduce environmental and health risks. The project period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028.
Generated 3/4/25, 8:13 AM