Air Quality Monitoring Stations in Washington D.C.

  • Released Friday, June 16, 2023
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All air quality monitoring stations that measure particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) located in Washington D.C. The government operated stations are circled in white. Click the download dropdown for more versions.

All air quality monitoring stations that measure particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) located in Washington D.C. The government operated stations are circled in white. Click the download dropdown for more versions.

Washington D.C. contains numerous air quality monitoring stations that help get a representative view of the air residents are breathing. Information on the air monitoring stations such as location and data measured were sourced from OpenAQ.



The District Department of Energy and Environment (DDOE) operates five of these stations and their locations are based on population density and distribution as well as historical concentrations of pollutants. The monitoring station data are crucial for complying with the EPA’s national ambient air quality standards. Some of the measurements include PM2.5, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide.

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This page was originally published on Friday, June 16, 2023.
This page was last updated on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 7:10 PM EDT.

Datasets used

  • OpenAQ (PM 2.5)

    ID: 1182
    Collected by: OpenAQ

    OpenAQ is a nonprofit organization providing universal access to air quality data to empower a global community of changemakers to solve air inequality—the unequal access to clean air.

    This dataset can be found at: https://openaq.org

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  • Open Data DC (Open Data DC catalog)

    ID: 1183
    Collected by: Government of the District of Columbia

    Catalog of government operational data available to the public.

    This dataset can be found at: https://opendata.dc.gov/

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