The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $590,000 Project Grant to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act program (CFDA 66.034).
The grant funds will be used to enhance particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring in communities facing disproportionate exposure and health risks. Specifically, the New York DEC will purchase continuous PM2.5 monitors, gas calibrators, data loggers, and monitoring shelters to replace existing filter-based monitors with new equipment providing real-time air quality data. This will allow communities to access fine particulate data of consistent quality and compare continuous data streams. No subawards are included. The expected outcomes are improved monitoring in accordance with EPA requirements, collection of quality-assured air quality data, and decreased health risks for community residents from adverse effects including cancer and neurological impacts.
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