This $662,488 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program provides funding to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities in areas with sensitive populations.
Specifically, the grant will support the deployment of two air quality speciation monitors at monitoring sites in the Durango Complex and South Phoenix areas, which have historically high PM2.5 levels. It will also fund the purchase of additional monitoring units to be deployed in these sensitive communities. The speciation monitors will collect data on organic and elemental carbon, mass, trace metals, and other ions to improve understanding of air pollution dynamics. The anticipated outcomes include increased air quality monitoring, information, and awareness in areas with vulnerable populations within Maricopa County.
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