Mid February Air Quality

Mid February 2012 St. Bernard Parish Air Quality Report
Data Source:  St. Bernard Parish's three air monitors

 health standards


SO2 - sulfur dioxide 75 ppb  EPA health one hour standard
H2S - hydrogen sulfide 1.4 ppb EPA review recommended daily exposure
        World Health Organization (WHO 1981) advises ambient concentration levels of hydrogen sulfide "should not exceed 5 ppb (or 0.005 ppm), with a 30-minute averaging time.” 
PM - particulate matter 35


Date Time Monitor Hourly Reading                         Particulate Matter
                                                                            PM10

2/1/2012 7am     Ch_Vista 5 ppb H2S

               8am     Ch_Vista 5 ppb H2S                       35

                       Ventura                                               35

                9am Ventura                                               41



2/3/2012 8pm Ventura                                                39

                       Ch_Vista monitor not working



2/4/2012 11am Ch_Vista        71 ppb SO2

               noon Ch_Vista     122 ppb SO2

                1pm Ch_Vista     139 ppb SO2

                2pm Ch_Vista     211 ppb SO2

                3pm Ch_Vista     141 ppb SO2

                   Ch_Vista monitor down for PM10 and Methane


                                                        Particulate Matter PM10

2/6/2012 6pm Ventura                                                 36

2/7/2012 6pm Ventura                                                 47

                7pm Ch_Vista                                              37

                        Ventura                                                61

                8pm Ventura                                                48



2/8/2012 1pm Ch_Vista                                               44

2/9/2012 6am Ch_Vista                                                35

               1pm Ch_Vista                                               36

               2p Ch_Vista                                                  35


2/10/2012 1pm Ch_Vista                                             40

                         Ventura                                               35


2/13/2012 1am Ch_Vista 5 ppb H2S

                         Ventura 5 ppb H2S

                2am Ch_Vista 10 ppb H2S

                         Ventura 11 ppb H2S

                3am Ch_Vista 12 ppb H2S

                        Ventura 10 ppb H2S

               4am Ch_Vista 14 ppb H2S

                       Ventura 12 ppb H2S

              5am Ch_Vista 7 ppb H2S

                      Ventura 6 ppb H2S

             noon Ch_Vista                                                   40



2/14/2012 12am Ch_Vista     82 ppb SO2
                 11pm Ch_Vista      6 ppb  H2S
                     PM10 Monitor down at Ch_Vista



health standards

SO2 - sulfur dioxide        75 ppb hourly average

H2S  - hydrogen sulfide     1.4 ppb recommended daily exposure

PM10 - particulate matter                               35
For more information on St Bernard Parish's three air monitors