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QUALITY IN NEW JERSEY COMPARED WITH AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
AIR
- 1997
1987
24 Hr. (ppm)c 2nd 0.14 0.10 VIOL. MAX. 2nd VIOL.
YEAR
HIGHEST CODE HIGHEST CODE
Ave.
SULFUR DIOXIDE
CHESTER
24-Hour and Daily Averages
Parts Per Million (ppm)
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE:
3 a
24-Hour Average Primary Standard: 365 ug/m (0.14 ppm)
3 a
24-Hour Average Secondary Standard: 260 ug/m (0.1 ppm)
3 b
Daily Average Primary Standard: 365 ug/m (0.14 ppm)
# ABOVE DAILY AVERAGE
MAX.
1987 .049 .033 0 0 -- .033 .026 --
1988 .066 .056 0 0 -- .064 .056 --
1989 .050 .044 0 0 -- .050 .042 --
1990 .042 .042 0 0 -- .042 .036 --
1991 .033 .028 0 0 -- .027 .027 --
1992 .060 .045 0 0 -- .049 .045 --
1993 .028 .026 0 0 -- .028 .024 --
1994 .040 .040 0 0 -- .033 .032 --
1995 .036 .027 0 0 -- .036 .027 --
1996 .034 .029 0 0 -- .027 .023 --
1997 .031 .027 0 0 -- .029 .027 --
a) NJ Ambient Air Quality Standard not be exceeded more than once in any 12-month period.
b) National Ambient Air Quality Standard not to be exceeded more than once a year.
c) Based on non-overlapping 24-hour moving averages.
d) State and Local Air Monitoring Sites - These sites fulfill the federal monitoring requirements for the
State (1994 Air Quality Report, 1995, 5).
Sources: Air Quality Report, 1988-1998.
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