GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION Air Protection Branch 1996 Ambient Air Surveillance Report TWS PAGE LEFT BLANH 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 ) PAGE 6 7 11 17 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 [ Summervilte I I I I - 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 THIS PAGE LEFT BLANK 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 _ _ _ &-"- S.'an_d.=!* -- 0 55-' 0 5-/ 0 45-/ 0 4-/ 0.35-/ 0 3-/ t n 0 25-/ Sulfur Dioxide 3 Hour _ --- -.- M-a- x-imum Co.nc-entrat-ion_s_ --- -- .---- _ - - -- _ -- ---- -- //:-St-an-da-rd- 0.0351 Annual Mean -- 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. -- - -- -- - - -- 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 TMIS PAGE LEFT BLANK 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 TWS PAGE LEFT BLANK 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 1 L 1 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 I I 1 I r 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