Air Quality Monitoring

Check out our new Air Quality Monitoring Series!

Our goal is to teach you to use available data to inform the work to promote clean air and improved health.

Learn more:

  • Michigan Air Quality Annual Report 2024 (State of Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy): http://www.michigan.gov/egle/-/media/…
  • 2024 Design Value Interactive Map (A Design Value is the statistic that describes the air quality status of a given location relative to the level of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Use this map to see which monitors are measuring above standards set by the NAAQS. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/…
  • Airnow.gov (U.S. EPA Office of Indoor Air Quality): http://airnow.gov/

This page links to information on air quality monitoring, focusing on CAPHE’s work in Detroit for our Public Health Action Plan. The links provide access to a new portal providing access to Detroit area monitoring information and presentations on air quality monitoring, accessing data, and interpretative tools. Additional information on a wide range of air quality topics is described elsewhere on this website, including under Information on Air Quality and Scientific Evidence.

CAPHE air quality portal: https://detroitair.umich.edu/

  • This site displays air quality data collected in Detroit, including data from multiple

    networks (regulatory monitors and sensors) and pollutants like PM 2.5 , black carbon,

    sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and others

Several presentations on air quality monitoring are available below:

1. Welcome

2. Air Quality & Health

3. Air Quality Monitoring – what, why, & how

4. Getting and viewing the data

5. Interpreting the data

6. Wrap-up

Some of this is work in progress and we appreciate your comments and suggestions.