Gallia Pike North Air Monitoring Station, Franklin Furnace, Ohio | USA Environmental Monitoring

Gallia Pike North is an air monitoring station located at 2446 Gallia Pike in Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The station is operational and contributes to the national air quality surveillance network, supporting compliance with the Clean Air Act and the EPA's Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The station operates under the oversight of URSCorp, TX, with the most recent sample date recorded on June 30, 2025. As part of the US EPA's Air Quality System (AQS), it likely measures criteria pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide, though specific parameters are not detailed. The station's siting in a rural area of southern Ohio provides representative data for regional air quality assessment. Environmental monitoring at this station supports public health protection and regulatory compliance. Its location in Scioto County, near the Ohio River, contributes to understanding air quality in a region with industrial and agricultural activities. Continuous operation ensures long-term trend analysis and informs local air quality management decisions.

The station is situated in a mixed rural-industrial area of southern Ohio, where air quality monitoring helps track pollutants from local sources such as power plants, manufacturing, and transportation along the Ohio River corridor. The region's topography and weather patterns influence pollutant dispersion, making representative siting critical. Monitoring data supports the EPA's NAAQS compliance and provides baseline information for assessing health impacts on nearby communities.