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Minnesota’s air quality, despite occasional
alerts for elevated levels of particles or ozone, is
generally good. However
there are some areas of concern in urban areas, and there are inequities in
exposure to air pollutants; for example, low-income populations and people of
color tend to live in areas that have higher levels of air pollution. The
MPCA is starting a project to help us understand more about how air quality
differs across urban neighborhoods.
The
Assessing Urban Air Quality project will place and operate a network of air
quality monitoring sensors that represent a new way of measuring air
quality. The sensors are smaller and
less expensive to operate than traditional air monitors. The project will run
for two years and will monitor fine particles, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur
dioxide, and carbon monoxide. At least one
monitor will be placed in each of the ZIP codes of Minneapolis and St. Paul (Minneapolis
has 24 ZIP codes, St. Paul has 14).
Larger ZIP codes may have more than one monitor.
The
MPCA and the two cities are jointly sponsoring a series of open houses to talk
about the project and seek the public’s input on where to place the
sensors. Open houses are scheduled for:
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Aug. 31, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Merriam Park Public
Library, 1831 Marshall Ave., St. Paul
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Sept. 6, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Powderhorn
Park Rec Center, 3500 15th Ave. S., Minneapolis
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Sept. 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Audubon Park
Rec Center, 1320 29 Ave. NE, Minneapolis
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Sept. 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farview Park
Rec Center, 621 29th Ave. N., Minneapolis
The
MPCA plans to begin placing the sensors in January 2018. For more
information see https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/assessing-urban-air-quality-project.
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