The St. Joseph Pump Station air monitoring station is located in St. Joseph, in the parking lot of a pump station affiliated with St. Joseph Water Treatment Plant. Other businesses with nearby facilities include Holliday Sand and Gravel Co., which has a storage area north of the monitor, as well as St. Joe Petroleum Co., Missouri Gas Energy, MHC Kenworth, American Walnut Co. and Nor-Am Cold Storage. To the west, lay railroad tracks and the Missouri River, which divides Kansas and Missouri.
The department began monitoring air quality at this monitor in 1980. It helps determine exposure to air pollutants experienced by a segment of St. Joseph's population.
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
Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5)
The primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), based on health effects, for fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, PM2.5, is 35 micrograms per cubic meter of air (μg/m3) averaged over 24 hours (98th percentile, averaged over three years) and 12 μg/m3 annual average (averaged over three years).
*All times listed in reports reflect Central Standard Time (CST).
- Annual PM2.5 design values
- 24-Hour PM2.5 design values
- Map of Missouri's PM2.5 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 from past 10 days through current date
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
S. Highway 759
St. Joseph, MO 64501
United States
Air Pollution Control Program
Division of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
United States