Overview
Monmouth University Air Monitoring Station in West Long Branch, New Jersey, is an operational facility reporting to the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection. It contributes to the US EPA Air Quality System network.
Monmouth University Air Monitoring Station is located at Edison Science Hall in West Long Branch, New Jersey, within Monmouth County. This operational air monitoring station is part of the broader US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) network, which tracks criteria pollutants and other atmospheric parameters across the United States. The facility is operated under the oversight of the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection, which manages a statewide network of monitoring stations to ensure compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The station likely measures key pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, and nitrogen dioxide, supporting regulatory assessments and public health advisories. As a university-based station, it also serves an educational and research role, providing data for atmospheric studies and community awareness. Its location in a coastal suburban area helps characterize air quality influenced by both local urban emissions and regional transport, contributing to the state's environmental monitoring infrastructure.
Environmental context
The station is situated in a coastal suburban environment in New Jersey, an area with mixed land use including residential, commercial, and transportation sources. Air quality in this region is influenced by emissions from vehicles, industrial activities in the Northeast corridor, and meteorological patterns from the Atlantic Ocean. Monitoring here helps assess compliance with NAAQS and supports studies on ozone formation and particulate matter transport.
Frequently asked questions
The station is located at Edison Science Hall, off of 400 Cedar Avenue, in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States.
As an air monitoring station, it likely measures criteria pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, and nitrogen dioxide, as part of the US EPA Air Quality System.
The station is operated under the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection, which manages the state's air monitoring network.
The station operates under the US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) and complies with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) set by the Clean Air Act.
It provides continuous air quality data used for regulatory compliance, public health advisories, and research on atmospheric pollution in the coastal Northeast region.
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