Kooker Park Air Monitoring Station, Jacksonville, Florida | USA Environmental Monitoring

Kooker Park is an air monitoring station located at 2900 Bennett Street in Jacksonville, Florida, within Duval County. The station is operated by the City of Jacksonville Environmental Quality Division and is part of the broader US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) network. It contributes to the monitoring of criteria pollutants and other parameters to assess regional air quality. The station operates under the regulatory framework of the US Clean Air Act, which mandates National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and lead. As part of the AQS network, Kooker Park follows standardized siting and reporting protocols to ensure data representativeness and continuity. The station's last reported sample date is June 30, 2025, indicating ongoing operations. Environmental monitoring at Kooker Park supports public health protection and regulatory compliance in the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The data collected helps track air quality trends, inform emission reduction strategies, and provide the community with timely air quality information. The station's location in an urban setting allows for representative sampling of population exposure to ambient air pollutants.

Kooker Park operates within the US EPA's AQS network, which sets stringent requirements for siting, instrumentation, and data quality. The station's urban location in Jacksonville provides representative measurements of population exposure to criteria pollutants. Parameter coverage typically includes ozone, PM2.5, and other NAAQS pollutants, with data reported to the EPA for regulatory compliance and public dissemination via AirNow.