Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Program

The Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Program of the Bureau of Air Quality Planning operates an ambient air quality monitoring network of gaseous and particulate pollutant monitors throughout rural Nevada, except those areas in Washoe and Clark County. Washoe and Clark County operate and maintain monitoring networks separate from the State and publish their findings independently.

Annual ambient air quality monitoring data from the State monitoring network is presented in the Bureau of Air Quality Planning Trend Report.

The Trend Report discusses the air quality in Nevada that falls within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Air Quality Planning and covers the period 1992-2003. Data presented are for air pollutants identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as having widespread health effects (i.e. lead, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and inhalable particulate matter.

In addition to air quality levels and trends, the report discusses the state's demographics, air quality programs, types of monitoring stations, monitoring jurisdictions, and state and federal air quality standards.

The Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Guidelines discuss the procedural and reporting requirements for ambient air quality (air pollutant) monitoring and meteorological monitoring in support of air quality permit applications and modeling, and as a result of air quality permit conditions. The guidelines apply to all areas of the state other than Clark County and Washoe County.

Please refer to the map of monitor sites in Nevada for the locations and information on our monitoring sites.

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