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 Michigan's air monitoring 2023 network changes open for public input
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has released the DRAFT 2023 Michigan Ambient Air Monitoring Network Review for the public to provide input on until June 23, 2022. Every year, the Air Quality Division (AQD) does a review of the state’s air monitoring network to determine if any changes need to be made and to ensure adequate funding is available for monitoring activities planned for the upcoming year.
Michigan’s air monitoring network consists of sites throughout the state that collect information about a variety of pollutants, such as ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead and particulates that may be present in the ambient (outdoor) air. The monitoring network is a key element in making sure the air we breathe in Michigan is healthy.
Proposed changes to the monitoring network may be made based on historical data collected, changes to population levels, as well as changes to the federal monitoring requirements under the Clean Air Act.
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The following changes are proposed for 2023:
- Particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size or PM2.5:
- Monitor upgrades from filter-based collection type every 3-days will change to measuring continuously at the Oak Park and E.7 Mile air monitoring sites.
- New continuous PM2.5 samplers will replace older units at the Dearborn, Ypsilanti, and Tecumseh sites.
- Particulate Matter or PM and Carbon Black:
- New monitoring site being created in NE Detroit near Hamtramck and will continuously measure continuous PM and black carbon
- New monitoring site in Marquette will measure continuous particulate matter.
If you are interested in providing input on the review, comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. EDT on June 23, 2022.
Comments will be reviewed with respect to ambient air monitoring activities to be carried out in 2022. All comments will be considered before the network is finalized on July 1, 2022.Comments may be submitted either via email to GhumanN@Michigan.gov or by U.S. mail to:
Navnit K. Ghuman, EGLE, Air Quality Division, 3058 West Grand Boulevard, Suite 2-300, Detroit, Michigan 48202.
For more information on Michigan's air quality, go to Michigan.gov/Air. To view real-time air monitoring information, go to Deqmiair.org. To subscribe to get air quality notifications, visit Miair.Enviroflash.info.
Interactive map of Michigan's ambient air monitoring network
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