Formerly the Vermont Monitoring Cooperative

Formerly the Vermont Monitoring Cooperative

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Monitoring project

Project Lead

Robert Lacaillade

Affiliation:: Division of Air Quality and Climate, DEC Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Role:: Project Lead/Principal Investigator
Start Date:: 2015-12-21
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Ralph Perron

Affiliation:: USDA Forest Service
Role:: Project Lead/Principal Investigator
Start Date:: 1988-09-01
Contact Information:: Work phone: (802) 222-1444

Benjamin Whitney

Affiliation:: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Role:: Project Lead/Principal Investigator
Start Date:: 1995-01-01
End Date:: 2015-12-21
Contact Information:: E-mail: Ben.Whitney@vermont.gov
Work phone: (802) 241-3861

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Project Citation

For journal publications, please inform Loretta Wilson (loretta.wilson@colostate.edu) of the planned publication. Drafts of publications will be reviewed upon request for issues that could affect the data interpretation. Preferred Reference: Please reference the Malm,et al. (1994) article below when using IMPROVE data. Malm, W. C., J. F. Sisler, D. Huffman, R. A. Eldred, and T. A. Cahill (1994), Spatial and seasonal trends in particle concentration and optical extinction in the United States, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 1347-1370. Preferred Acknowledgment: IMPROVE is a collaborative association of state, tribal, and federal agencies, and international partners. US Environmental Protection Agency is the primary funding source, with contracting and research support from the National Park Service. The Air Quality Group at the University of California, Davis is the central analytical laboratory, with ion analysis provided by Research Triangle Institute, and carbon analysis provided by Desert Res

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Project

Fine Particle Monitoring: Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments (IMPROVE)

Project Overview

Furtherance of a national goal that calls for “the prevention of any future, and the remedying of any existing, impairment of visibility in mandatory Class I federal areas which impairment results from manmade air pollution.” The Regional Haze Rule (RHR) expanded this mandate by requiring monitoring in locations representative of the 156 visibility-protected federal Class I areas. IMPROVE was designated as the visibility monitoring network to be used to carry out this responsibility.

Objectives

Determine compliance with (PM-10) National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Determine concentrations and composition of fine particles (PM-2.5) of relevance to light scattering, light absorption, human health and biological effects. Data available for use in conjunction with other biological, physical and chemical variables in trend and relationship assessments.

Dataset Availability

Downloadable: 8 datasets

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Status - Active

Start date: 1988-09-01

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