Overview
Rockford Fire Department Admin. Bldg is an air monitoring station in Rockford, Illinois, operated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. It provides ambient air quality data as part of the US EPA Air Quality System network.
The Rockford Fire Department Admin. Bldg air monitoring station is located in Rockford, Illinois, within Winnebago County. Operated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, this station contributes to the national ambient air quality monitoring network under the US EPA Air Quality System (AQS). It is part of a statewide effort to track criteria pollutants and support regulatory compliance with the Clean Air Act. As an air monitoring station, it typically measures pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. The station's siting in an urban area provides representative data for population exposure assessment. The Illinois EPA follows EPA quality assurance and siting criteria to ensure data reliability and comparability. The station's continuous operation and recent sampling (last sample date December 31, 2024) indicate active participation in the monitoring network. Data from this station supports air quality management, public health advisories, and attainment status determinations for the Rockford metropolitan area. It plays a key role in assessing long-term trends and episodic pollution events.
Environmental context
Rockford is an industrial and urban center in northern Illinois, with air quality influenced by transportation, manufacturing, and regional pollution transport. The monitoring station's location near a fire department provides representative urban background measurements. The station's parameter coverage typically includes criteria pollutants, which are essential for assessing compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Siting representativeness is critical for capturing population exposure and supporting regulatory decisions.
Frequently asked questions
The station is located at 204 South 1st Street, Rockford, Illinois, USA, within Winnebago County.
As part of the US EPA Air Quality System, the station typically measures criteria pollutants such as ozone, particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides.
The station is operated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, which manages the state's ambient air monitoring network.
The station operates under the US Clean Air Act and is part of the EPA's Air Quality System (AQS) network, which sets standards for monitoring methods, quality assurance, and data reporting.
Data from this station helps determine attainment status for National Ambient Air Quality Standards, supports public health advisories, and informs emission reduction strategies in the Rockford area.
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