GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION
Air Protection Branch
1996 Ambient Air Surveillance Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Georgia Ambient Air Standards 1996 Georgia Air Monitoring Network Total Suspended Particulate ( TSP ) Five Year Compilation of Total Suspended Particulate Geometric Means PM-10 Sulfur Dioxide (SO, ) Ozone (0, ) Carbon Monoxide ( CO ) Nitrogen Dioxide ( NO,) Lead ( Pb ) Nitric Oxide ( NO ) Oxides of Nitrogen ( NO, ) Acid Precipitation Types of Sampling Methods ( Appendix A ) Abbreviations ( Appendix B )

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Ambient Air Monitoring
Ambient air monitoring in Georgia provides information on measured concentrations of criteria and non-criteria pollutants at selected locations. Criteria pollutants are those which a standard has been adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Non-criteria pollutants, while having no standard, provide useful information on the quality and content of ambient air. The monitoring network contains 59 monitors for criteria and 48 monitors for non-criteria pollutants.
The current Georgia Air Sampling Network ( G.A.S.N.), is comprised of 105 monitors at 67 locations in 30 counties. Monitoring takes place year round with the exception of ozone, which is sampled from March through November.
The monitoring network is composed of State and Local Air Monitoring Stations (SLAMS), National Air Monitoring Stations (NAMS), Special Purpose Monitoring (SPM), and PhotochemicalAssessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS). During 1996 the network contained 15 NAMS, 17 SLAMS, 73 SPM stations and 4 PAMS stations.
The number and location of the individual sites vary from year to year, depending on a variety of reasons which include: availability of long term space allocation; citizen complaint; regulatory need; etc. Once the site is established, it is our purpose to monitor for long term trends.
In general, the basic monitoring objectives that govern the selection of sites are: I ) to determine the highest concentration expected to occur; 2) to determine representative concentrations in areas of high population density; 3) to determine the impact on ambient pollution levels of significant sources or source categories; 4) to determine the general background concentration levels; and 5) to determine the concentration of a number of compounds which may aid in the generation of ground level ozone.

1996 GEORGIA AIR SAMPLING NETWORK

GEORGIA AMBIENT AIR STANDARDS SUMMARY

Compound

Standard

Units

Time Interval

Sulfur Dioxide

0.50

7
0.14

PPm PPm

3 Hour 24 Hour

0.03

PPm

Annual Mean

Particulate Matter

50.0

W/M3

Annual Arithmetic Mean

150.0

NJ/M3

24 Hour

Carbon Monoxide

35.0

PPm

1 Hour

9.0

PPm

8 Hour

Ozone

0.12

PPm

IHour

Nitrogen Dioxide

0.05

PPm

Annual Mean

Lead

1.5

v9/M3 Calendar Quarter Average

- 1996 GEORGIA AIR QUALITY MONITORING NETWORK

AQCR

ADDRESS

SITE NO. START UP DATE

2 Columbus Phenix City AQCR

POLLUTANTS MONITORED

Muscogee County Health Dept. Fire Station # 4 Columbus Airport S.E. Site, Allied Drive N.W. Site, Joy Road Cussetta Rd. Elem. School Columbus Crime Lab Union High School, Leslie

TSP,LEAD TSP 03 LEAD LEAD
LEAD, PM-10 03 03

49 Jacksonville-Brunswick AQCR
Brunswick Health Department Arco Pump Station Risley Middle School

13-127-0001

01101166

13-127-0004 08/31/78,07/02/96

13-127-0006 1/1/87,3/1/95

TSP,LEAD TSP,PM10
S02,03

53 Augusta-Aiken AQCR
City Hall, Wrens Sandbar Ferry Jr. High Student Center Med. College Water Treatment Plant Bungalow Road School Clara Jenkins School

13-163-0001

10/24/74

13-245-0004

12119/74

13-245-0005

04/03/79

13-245-0006

02/08/79

13-245-0091 07/07/76,04/09/96

13-245-0092

07/07/76

TSP TSP TSP,LEAD TSP TSP,03, PMlO TSP

54 Central Georgia AQCR

-

-

p p

Baldwin~ i r ~ oMrillei dgeville

Allied Chemical Company, Macon

Bus Barn, Riverside Drive

Morningside Drive, Sandersville

13-009-0001

10/03/74

13-021-0007 01117/74,09/06/96

13-021-0010

04/05/79

13-303-0001

01/01/76

TSP, SO2 TSP,PM10 TSP,LEAD
PM-10

55 Chattanooga-Rossville AQCR
Fire Station #2, Cartersville Stilesboro, Highway 113 Ringgold Health Center Sumrnerville Elementary School, McCaysville Jack's River Road, Fannin County Coosa School, Rome Floyd Co. Health Department Coosa High School, Rome DOT, Dallas Rossville Health Center

13-015-0001 13-015-0002 13-047-000 1

04111/74 0 1/27/92 01/01/71

TSP SO2 TSP PM-10 TSP,S02 03 SO2 TSP,LEAD TSP 03 TSP,LEAD

56 Atlanta MetropolitanAQCR
Geography Bldg., Carrollton Forest Park, DOT Fire Station, Smyrna South Dekalb College DMRC, Dekalb County Dekalb Tech, Clarkston

13-045-0001 13-063-0091 13-067-1001 13-089-0002 13-089-0003 13-089-1002

04111/79 12116177 07/01/70 1/30/74,7/21/78 06/25/86 0111 1/78

TSP,LEAD TSP TSP
03,N02 LEAD
TSP,CO

Doraville Health Center, Sweetwater Creek, Lithia Springs Fulton County Health Department Fulton County Health Department Utoy Creek, 736 Selig Drive E. Rivers School Fire Station #8 Ga. Tech Bolton Road Confederate Avenue, Atlanta East Point Health Center Conyers Monastery, Highway 212 Roswell Road

PM-10 03
TSP, LEAD PM-10 TSP
TSP,PM-10 PM-10
S02,N02 LEAD S02,03 TSP
03,N02 CO

57 Northeast Georgia AQCR University of Georgia, Athens Georgia Forestry, Dawsonville Walton Fish Hatchery Elberton Fire Dept., Elberton
58 Savannah-Beaufort AQCR Fire Station #2 Shuman School Market Street Farmers Market, Savannah Savannah Tech Mercer Jr. High School

13-059-0001 13-085-0001 13-297-0001 13-105-0001

01101/7l 10124185 1011 8179 09117/94

13-051-0011 13-051-0014 13-051-0017 13-051-0019 13-051-0020 13-051-0091

07/01/73 09117/79 12123180 02117/84 01125189 07/07/76

TSP,LEAD 03, TSP
PM-10
TSP,LEAD TSP TSP SO2 TSP TSP

Strong Elementary School Lathrop & Augusta East President Street East President Street

13-05 1-0093 13-051-1002 13-051-0021 13-051-0021

07/02/76 2/1/67,2/19/86 3/29/95,4/19/95 4/12/95,4/12/95

TSP TSP,PM-10
S02,03 TRS,H2S

59 Southwest Georgia AQCR

City Hall, Cordele DNR Regional Office, Albany Plant Mitchell, Albany Turner Elementary School, Albany

13-081-0002

11/01/77

13-095-0004

09/29/78

13-095-0006

02101189

13-095-0007 07/30/91,09/24/96

TSP TSP SO2 TSP,PM10

TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE
In 1987 the particulate standard was changed from Total Suspended Particulate to a PM-10 Standard, ( particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 microns or smaller). In 1996 Georgia operated 39 TSP monitors in 21 counties acting as surrogates for PM-10 monitors. In Savannah at the Lathrop & Augusta site there were 24 hour TSP values over 200 pg/M3however, co-located PM-10 monitors showed no violation of the standard. A five year analysis of TSP annual means shows a downward trend in concentrations.

TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES
Period: Year of 1996 Method: 91 Units: Micrograms per Cubic Meter
- Air Quality Control Region 2 Columbus-Phenix lnterstate

i - [ Fire stations # 4. ~oturnl;us j 132150007 Jan ~ e cj

58

- Air Quality Control Region 49 Jacksonville-Brunswick lnterstate

I

. .

I

I

--

I

-

85

5 1

29

27

0

- Air Qualitv Control Region 53 Augusta-Aiken Interstate

TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES

TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICUATES

TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE
ICH ordele . 1 130810002H i Jan - Dec 1 58 I ~ 92 1 84 I 1 4 1 I I

TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES Annual Mean
Site Number 16

FIVE YEAR COMPILATION OF TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE GEOMETRIC MEANS uglM3

002 Columbus-Phenix City AQCR
Muscogee Health Department
- Columbus Fire Station #4

1992

1993

1994

1995

049 Jacsonville-Bnmswick AQCR Brunswick-Health Department A r w Pump Station, Brunswick

053 AugustaAiken AQCR
Augusta-Sandbar Ferry School Wrens-City Hall Augusta-Bungalow Road School Augusta-Clara Jenkins School Augusta-Waste Water Treatment Plant Augusta-Medical College

054 Central Georgia AQCR
Macon-Allied Chemical Macon-Fire Station #11 Milledgeville-BaldwinAirport Macon-City Bus Barn

055 Chattanooga-Rossville AQCR Cartersville-FireStation #2 Ringgold-Health Center Rossville-Health Center McCaysville-Elementary School Rome-Coosa High School Rome-Floyd Co. Health Department
056 Atlanta Metropolitan AQCR Smyrna-Health Center Clarkston-Dekalb Tech. Forest Park-DOT Carrollton-Geography Building Fulton County Health Center E. Rivers School East Point Health Center Utoy Creek
057 Northeast Georgia AQCR Athens Social Circle

29

25

31

29

23

25

20

20

058 Savannah-BeaufortAQCR Savannah-Fire Station #2 Savannah Lathrop 8 Augusta Garden City-Mercer Jr. High Port Wentworth-Strong Elem. Savannah-Shuman School Savannah-Market Street Savannah-Savannah Tech. 059 Southwest Georgia AQCR Moultrie-Health Department Cordele-City Hall Albany-DNR Regional Office Albany-Tumer Elem. School
TSP GEOMETRIC MEAN Annual Tmnds
1994 Year

PM-I0 1996 MONITORING NETWORK
PM-10 was monitored in 13 counties in 1996. There were no excessions of the standard. A five year analysis of annual arithmetic means revealed a slight downward trend in concentrations.

Period: Year of 1996 METHOD: 63,78 UNITS: Micrograms per Cubic Meter

PARTICULATE MATTER PM-10 TOTAL
-0 10 Micron

PARTICULATE MATTER PM-10 TOTAL

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I

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Fire Station # 8, Atlanta

- 131210039 Jan Dec

61

68

60

Fulton Co. Health Dept.,

- 131210001 Jan Dec

59

6 1

5 1

Atlanta

- Pump Station, Douglasville 130970003 Jan Dec

59

64

58

Tissue Culture Lab, Griffin

132550002 Jan - Dec _, 52

64

49

23

0

PARTICULATE MATTER PM-10 TOTAL
- Air Qualitv Control Reaion 57 Northeast Georaia Intrastate

I Station, Savannah

I Albany

I

I

I

I

I

I

1996 PM-10 24 Hour Max

150 -StaOrlard

- - .

140 -

. .loo
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20

Standard
150 .- .

Site
1996 PM-10 Annual Arithmetic Mean

Site

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SULFUR DIOXIDE 1996 MONITORING NETWORK
Sulfur Dioxide was monitored in 7 counties in 1996. There were no excessions of the standard. A five year analysis of SO, maximum concentrations shows a slight downward trend in SO, concentrations.

PERIOD: YEAR OF 1996 METHOD: 20 UNITS: PARTS PER MILLION

SULFUR DIOXIDE

Columbus

- 132150008 Jan Dec 8312

u.wu

U.VJI

u.025

0.023

0.008

U.UUO

U.UUL

u

Airport

u

u I

No Sampling Scheduled

- - Air Quality Control Region 49 Jacksonville Brunswick Interstate

~ e iC.enter, Augusta

Sampling Scheduled

I

Compound, Macon
Baldwin Co. Airport, Milledgeville

i
130090001

I Sampling
Scheduled No
Sampling Scheduled

Elementary School
--

SULFUR DIOXIDE -

--

-

0.016 0.003

"- -

SULFUR DIOXIDE

- Savannah
East President 130510021 Jan Dec

7348

0.268

0.258

0.141

0.140

0.067

0.030

0.005

0

0

0

Street,

Savannah

0.16~':

Standard

Sulfur Dioxide 24 Hour Maximum
Concentrations

Site

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0 55-'

0 5-/

0 45-/

0 4-/

0.35-/

0 3-/
t
n 0 25-/

Sulfur Dioxide 3 Hour
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//:-St-an-da-rd-
0.0351

Annual Mean
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Site

OZONE 1996 MONITORING NETWORK
In 1996 ozone was monitored in 11 counties. There were seven excessions of the standard. There are no apparent trends in ozone concentrations. The 13 county Atlanta metropolitan area has been declared non-attainment for ozone and categorized as "serious" by the Environmental Protection Agency.

PERIOD: YEAR OF 1996 METHOD: 14 UNITS: PARTS PER MILLION

OZONE

Columbus Columbus Airport Union High School, Leslie

March - Nov

243

Scheduled

- Air Qualitv Control Reaion 53 Auausta-Aiken Interstate
Road School, Augusta

OZONE

Yorkville

-

Jack's

1311 10094 Mar - Nov

239

0.096 07/02:14 0.091 06/06:16"' 0

0

River

Road,

Fannin

Co.

- Air Qualitv Control Reaion 56 Atlanta Metro~olitanIntrastate

College,

Decatur

ldlewild

130893001 Mar - Nov

231

0.147 08/23:16

0.130 06/06:14

2

Road,

Tucker.

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--

--

-

- --

OZONE

1 Atlanta
Gwinnett Tech, Lawrence

131350002

Mar - Nov

ville

Monastery

, Hwy

212,

Conyers

Forestry Station, Dawsonvil

President Savannah

- - n 58 Savannah Beaufort Interstate

OZONE

Atlanta Metm Area Ozone Days above the Standard (0.12ppm)
Year 1996 Ozone Concentrations Rangeof Fint Four Max. Cone.
Site Number

CARBON MONOXIDE 1996 MONITORING NETWORK
Carbon Monoxide was monitored in 2 metropolitan Atlanta counties in 1996. There were no excessions of the standard. A five year analysis of CO data revealed no apparent trends.

PERIOD: YEAR OF 1996 METHOD: 11 UNITS: PARTS PER MILLION

CARBON MONOXIDE

Clarkston

Roswell

131210099 Jan - Dec

8530

7.8

6.6

3.9

3.8

0

0

Road,

Atlanta

To be counted as an excession, an 8-hour average must be greater than or equal to 9.5 ppm.

1996 Carbon Monoxide I Hour Max

Standard
1

130891002

Site Number
1996 Carbon Monoxide 8 hour Max

Site Number

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NITROGEN DIOXIDE 1996 MONITORING NETWORK

PERIOD: YEAR OF 1996 METHOD: 14 UNITS: PARTS PER MILLION

NITROGEN DIOXIDE

College,
Tucker King's Farm, Yorkville Ga. Tech.,

132230003 131210048 132470001

Apr - Dec

-
6023

0.072

Jan - Dec

7073

0.049

Jan - Dec

8646

0.122

-1844 Jan - Dec

0.044

0.048 0.1 12

---- 0.005

No

0.027

No

0.006

0.041

Standard

1996 Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Arithmetic Mean

130890002

130693001

131210048 Site Number

132230003

132470001

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LEAD 1996 MONITORING NETWORK
Lead was monitored in 11 counties in 1996. There were no excessions of the standard. A twenty year analysis of maximum quarterly concentrations revealed a significant reduction in lead concentrations. This reductionwas due mainly to the eliminationof lead in gasoline. The emphasis in lead monitoring has shifted from mobile to stationary sources and a reconfigurationof the networkwill be forthcoming.

PERIOD: YEAR OF 1996 METHOD: 92 UNITS: MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER

LEAD

Dept

S.E. Site

132150009

Jan - Dec

12

0.94

0.89

0.65

0.61

0

Columbus

L

N.W. Site,

132150010

Jan - Dec

12

0.89

0.68

0.47

0.40

0

Columbus

Cussetta

132150011

Jan - Dec

12

0.14

0.12

0.06

1 Macon

LEAD

LEAD

... --
Floyd Co.

lfi150004 Jan - Dec

12

0.13

0.03

0.05

0.02

0

Health Dept.

Health

132950002 Jan - Dec

12

0.03

0.02

0.02

0.01

0

Center,

Rossville

Geography

' -130450001

-May

-

Dec

8

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.02

0

Bldg.,

Carrollton

DMRC,

130890003 Jan - Dec

12

0.03

0.03

0.02

0.02

0

Decatur

Fulton Co.

131210001 Jan - Dec

12

0.05

0.05

0.04

-0.04

0

Health Dept

- Bolton Road, 131210049 Jan Dec

12

0.05

0.03

0.03

0.02

0

Atlanta

LEAD

I#2 " Savannah 1-.-..--.._L----- -I1

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1

1996 Lead Maximum Quarterly Composite
Site Number
- Lead Trends 1974 1996
Maximum Quarterly Concentration
Year

NITRIC OXIDE 1996 MONITORING NETWORK
Nitric Oxide was monitored in 3 counties in 1996. This compound is a non-criteria pollutant and there are no national or state standards. To date, there is insufficient data to perform a trend analysis.

NITRIC OXIDE
PERIOD: YEAR OF 1996 METHOD: 74 UNITS: PARTS PER MILLION
- Air Quality Control Region 56 Atlanta MetropolitanIntrastate

College,

i

Decatur

j

1 I

ldlewild Road,

Tucker

130893001 Apr - Dec

6019

0.258

0.213

0.009 i

/ King's Farm,

132230003 Jan - Dec

707 1

0.047

0.035

0.005 ,

I Yorkville

I i
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Monastery, ~onvers

132470001

Jan - Dec

8426

0.138

1 I 0.120

0.007

i

OXIDES OF NITROGEN 1996 MONITORING NETWORK
NO, was monitored in Jcounties in 1996. This compound is a non-criteria pollutant and there are no national or state standards. To date, there is insufficient data to perform a trend analysis.

OXIDES OF NITROGEN
PERIOD: YEAR OF 1996 METHOD: 74 UNITS: PARTS PER MILLION

~ecaiur ldlewild Road, Tucker King's Farm, Yorkville
Monastery, Conyers

130893001 132230003 132470001

i

Apr - Dec Jan - Dec

1
I

6021 7073

1

0.309 0.071

Jan - Dec ' 8427 ' 0.148

I

0.258 0.068 0.131

0.021 0.007 0.010

ACID PRECIPITATION 1996 MONITORING NETWORK
Acid precipitation was monitored in 6 counties in 1996. The Air Protection Branch operated 3 of these sites and the remainder were operated by the Georgia Forestry Commission and the University of Georgia. There are no national or state standards for acid precipitation. A five year analysis of the data reveals no obvious trends.

ACID PRECIPITATION WEIGHTED AVERAGE
- Reported as pH 1992 1996
Acid Precipitation Five Year Trend

-5.6 is generany considered lo be the pH of natural rainfallunaffectedby anlhmpopenicinnuenox.

Year

Appendix " A"

TYPES OF SAMPLING METHODS

TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES (Manual) Samples are collected on 8" x 10" pre-weighed fiberglass filters with a high-volume sampler for 24 hours. Gravimetric gross particulate analysis is performed on all samples after collection. (method number 91)
LEAD (Manual) Samples are collected on 8" x 10" pre-weighed fiberglass filters with a high-volume sampler for 24 hours. Atomic absorption analysis is then performed on the samples.(method number 92)
SULFUR DIOXIDE (Continuous\ Continuous analysis for sulfur dioxide is accomplished with the use of pulsed fluorescence (U.V. Light) method. (method number 20)
NITROGEN DIOXIDE (Continuous) Continuous analysis for nitrogen dioxide is accomplished with the use of ozone phase chemiluminescent method. (method number 074)
CARBON MONOXIDE (Continuous] Continuous analysis for carbon monoxide is accomplished with the use of nondispersive infrared analysis and gas filter correlation methods. (method number 11)

OZONE (Continuous) Continuous analysis for ozone is accomplished with the use of U.V. photometric method. (method number 14)
PARTICULATE MATTER 10 MICRON (PM-I01 Samples are collected on microquartz fiber filters with a PM-10 sampler for 24 hours. Gravimetric analysis is performed on all samples after collection. (method number 63 & 98)
NITRIC OXIDE Continuous analysis for nitric oxide is accomplished with the use of ozone phase chemiluminescent method. (method number 074)
OXIDES OF NITROGEN Continuous analysis for oxides of nitrogen is accomplished with the use of ozone phase chemiluminescent method. (method number 074)
ACID PRECIPITATION Samples are collected weekly and analyzed gravimetrically and also for acidity and conductivity. Further analyses are performed for selected compounds.
VOC ANALYSIS During June, July, and August samples are analyzed hourly using a gas chromatography unit using a Flame Ionization Detector (FID). Throughout the year a 24 hour integrated sample is taken and analyzed in a State Laboratory.
CARBONYL During July and August samples are taken for three hours and analyzed at a State Laboratory. Throughout the year a 24 hour integrated sample is taken and analyzed ine a State Laboratory.

Appendix " B "
AM AQCR ARlTH MEAN CO EPA GEO MEAN Pb NO NO, NO2 NUM OBS
03
PM-10
PPM QTR
so*
TSP

ABBREVIATIONS
Annual mean Air Quality Control Region Arithmetic mean Carbon monoxide Environmental Protection Agency Geometric Mean Lead Nitric Oxide Oxides of nitrogen Nitrogen Dioxide Number of observations Ozone Particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 microns or less Parts Per Million Calendar quarter Sulfur dioxide Total Suspended particulate Micrograms per Cubic Meter Ultraviolet