Overview
Indpls.- Ft. Harrison is an operational air monitoring station in Lawrence, Indiana, part of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's network. It provides ambient air quality data for the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
Indpls.- Ft. Harrison is an air monitoring station located at Fort Harrison State Park in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. Operated by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Office of Air Quality, this station is part of the national ambient air quality monitoring network. It contributes to the assessment of criteria pollutants and other atmospheric parameters in the Indianapolis region. The station operates under the regulatory framework of the U.S. EPA's Air Quality System (AQS), which sets standards for monitoring methods, siting, and data reporting. As a state-operated site, it follows EPA-approved quality assurance procedures to ensure data representativeness and accuracy. The station's location in a state park provides a suburban background setting, complementing urban and industrial monitoring sites in the area. This monitoring station supports public health protection by tracking air quality trends and informing regulatory decisions. Its data helps determine compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and supports air quality index reporting for the local community. Long-term operation ensures continuity in the regional monitoring network.
Environmental context
The station's siting in a state park offers a suburban background representative of mixed residential and recreational land use. This context is important for understanding pollutant transport from nearby urban and industrial sources. The monitoring program typically covers criteria pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, and nitrogen dioxide, with data reported to the EPA AQS network. Such background sites help differentiate local emissions from regional air quality patterns.
Frequently asked questions
The station is located at 5753 Glenn Rd. within Fort Harrison State Park in Lawrence, Indiana, United States.
The station is operated by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Office of Air Quality.
As part of the EPA AQS network, the station typically monitors criteria pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, and nitrogen dioxide, among others.
The station provides data used to assess compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and supports air quality index reporting for the Indianapolis area.
Siting in a state park provides a suburban background measurement, helping distinguish regional air quality from local urban emissions and supporting representative monitoring.
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