The Front Street air monitoring station is located in an industrial area of Kansas City. There are two air monitoring stations that track concentrations of PM10 in Kansas City: Troost and Front Street. The department established the Front Street station in 2010, when it relocated the PM10 monitor at Van Brunt to Front Street.
The Front Street monitor helps determine exposure to particulate matter (PM10) for a segment of the city's population. Sources of potential air pollution include traffic along N. Jackson Ave., as well as a nearby rail yard where freight cars hold coal and other cargo. Additionally, Siemens Corp., a technology company, has a facility in the area; trucking company Saia LTL Freight operates on N. Jackson Ave. and Kansas City Power and Light stores utility poles north and east of the monitor.
To learn about other air monitoring sites the department operates as part of the state's ambient air monitoring network, visit Air Monitoring Sites.
Pollutants
Particulate Matter (PM 10)
The primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), based on health effects, for particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers, PM10, is 150 micrograms per cubic meter of air (μg/m3) averaged over 24 hours — not to be exceeded more than once per year on average over three years.
*All times listed in reports reflect Central Standard Time (CST).
- Information about standard and monitoring
- Expected number of exceedance days in a year
- Map of Missouri's PM10 monitoring sites
- Additional information about Particulate Matter State Planning efforts
Technical issues can affect ability to deliver quality data. Access a table of symbols with explanation of the problems they represent.
- Data for past 10 days through current date
1331 N. Jackson Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64120
United States
Air Pollution Control Program
Division of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
United States