Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Ambient Air Monitoring for Ozone: VT Ozone

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Determine compliance with 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (0.070ppm)

People

  • Benjamin Whitney: Principal Investigator

  • Richard Poirot: Principal Investigator

  • Bennet Leon: Content Provider

  • Robert Lacaillade : Principal Investigator

  • Jenny Berschling: Content Provider

Keywords

  • air pollution, air quality, ozone, vermont,

Organizations

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) : partner
  • Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality and Climate: partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.24984, 42.88759
    • -72.86884, 42.88759
    • -72.86884, 44.52839
    • -73.24984, 44.52839
    • -73.24984, 42.88759

Data Table

  • Title: VT Ozone
  • Start Date: 1990-04-01
  • Description: Measured ambient concentrations of ozone pollution to determine compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standard. Sample duration is 1-hour.

  • Purpose: Ground-level ozone is formed through a chemical reaction between air-born organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) when exposed to sunlight1. High levels of ozone exposure can cause leaf damage, which can reduce the efficiency of processes such as photosynthesis. Foliar damage due to ozone exposure is the first visible sign of injury, and indicates impaired physiological processes in the leaves1. For some trees, ozone exposure can increase the likelihood of secondary stressors, like damage caused by diseases, insects, or weather events. Ozone is expressed as the average concentration (in parts per million) between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm2 from April 1 to September 30. Due to regulations, ground-level ozone pollution has improved gradually over the past decade.

  • Condensed Title: Z0036_3400_MDIFES

  • Object Name: VMC.36.3400

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Ambient Air Monitoring for Ozone: VT Ozone, 1990-04-01

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/ambient-air-monitoring-for-ozone/dataset/vt-ozone

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: county_code
    • Label: county_code
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: date_local
    • Label: date_local
    • Storage Type: date
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD
    Attribute Name: sample_measurement
    • Label: sample_measurement
    • Storage Type: decimal
    Attribute Name: site_number
    • Label: site_number
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: state_code
    • Label: state_code
    • Storage Type: int
    Attribute Name: time_local
    • Label: time_local
    • Storage Type: time
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: hh:mm

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