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PM 2.5 Summary Data - 2000

VIRGINIA 2000
PM2.5 PARTICULATE MATTER SUMMARY BY REGION
METHOD CODE 118 - GRAVIMETRIC, R & P MODEL 2025 SEQUENTIAL
Micrograms Per Cubic Meter (ug/m3)



LOCATION

24-HOUR SAMPLINGQUARTERLY ARITHMETIC MEANANNUAL

NO.
OBS.

MAX
**
2ND
MAX
**
IIIIIIIVARITH.
MEAN
98th PERCENTILE VALUE

SOUTHWEST REGION

BRISTOL
Highlands View Elementary School

110

52.8e

41.6

16.0

16.3

15.8

17.6

16.4

36.0

VALLEY REGION

LURAY
Luray Caverns Airport
107 69.4e 31.5 11.3 12.7 14.5 14.5 13.3 29.9

WEST CENTRAL REGION

ROANOKE
Raleigh Court Library
116 39.4e 36.9 14.8 16.8 16.5 15.4 15.9 35.1
SALEM
Market Street Fire Station
117 43.6e 39.3 13.0 16.9 16.9 15.3 15.5 35.5
LYNCHBURG
Central Va. Community College

77

37.1e

36.3

NA*

19.0*

16.1

14.1

NA*

33.5

PIEDMONT REGION

CHESTERFIELD CO.
Bensley Armory
110 37.3 35.3 13.9 14.6 17.2 14.8 15.1 34.6
HENRICO CO.
Math & Science Center
115 37.7 35.7 13.0 14.7 15.6 15.0 14.6 32.0

* Did not meet EPA's minimum requirements for data capture.

**Flagged values (denoted by the letter "e") were influenced by the fires in October & November of 2000.
These values were included in the No. of Observations, but were excluded from both the 4th Qtr. and
Annual Arithmetic Means, and the 98th Percentile value, and will not be used in determining
compliance with the NAAQS.


VIRGINIA 2000
PM2.5 PARTICULATE MATTER SUMMARY BY REGION



LOCATION
24-HOUR SAMPLINGQUARTERLY ARITHMETIC MEANANNUAL
NO.
OBS.
MAX
**
2ND
MAX
**
IIIIIIIVARITH.
MEAN
98TH PERCENTILE VALUE

PIEDMONT REGION (cont.)

HENRICO CO.
Piedmont Regional Office

106

36.5

32.6

11.9*

14.5

16.6

14.1

14.3

31.0
CHARLES CITY CO.
Route #608
104 36.7e 36.5 10.7* 14.4* 15.7 13.9 13.7* 32.3
RICHMOND
Air Monitoring Office
327 48.9e 39.3e 12.7* 14.6 16.6 16.4 15.1* 33.6

TIDEWATER REGION

CHESAPEAKE
Oscar Smith Stadium
284 38.2 35.3 12.6* 13.4* 13.9 14.5 13.6* 29.8
HAMPTON
Va. School for the Deaf & Blind

104

38.5

35.0

11.3

13.4

15.6

12.9*

13.3*

30.9
NEWPORT NEWS
Pump Station #103
113 37.7 31.5 10.5 13.1 14.5 13.9 13.0 30.1
NORFOLK
NOAA Facility
117 40.2 36.6e 11.2 14.3 15.1 13.9 13.6 29.7
VA. BEACH
Tidewater Regional Office

116

39.4

33.6e

11.4

13.0

13.7

14.0

13.0

28.3

* Did not meet EPA's minimum requirements for data capture.

**Flagged values (denoted by the letter "e") were influenced by the fires in October & November of 2000.
These values were included in the No. of Observations, but were excluded from both the 4th Qtr. and
Annual Arithmetic Means, and the 98th Percentile value, and will not be used in determining
compliance with the NAAQS.


VIRGINIA 2000
PM2.5 PARTICULATE MATTER SUMMARY BY REGION


LOCATION

24-HOUR SAMPLINGQUARTERLY
ARITHMETIC MEAN
ANNUAL
NO.
OBS.
MAX
**
2ND
MAX
**
IIIIIIIVARITH.
MEAN
98TH PERCENTILE VALUE

NORTHERN REGION

LOUDOUN CO.
Broad Run High School
115 50.3e 46.0 11.8 14.4 14.7 13.0 13.5 35.7
FAIRFAX CO.
Lee District Park
318 37.5 36.5 12.4 14.2 15.2 14.4 14.1 35.2
ARLINGTON CO.
Aurora Hills Visitors Center

120

47.5e

42.7

13.8

14.6

15.6

14.3

14.6

34.3
FAIRFAX CO.
McLean Governmental Center

104

47.7e

37.9

13.1

15.8

15.4*

14.8

14.8*

36.9
FAIRFAX CO.
Seven Corners
91 47.0e 38.7 13.2* 16.3 15.8 14.7* 15.0* 38.4
* Did not meet EPA's minimum requirements for data capture.

**Flagged values (denoted by the letter "e") were influenced by the fires in October & November of 2000.
These values were included in the No. of Observations, but were excluded from both the 4th Qtr. and
Annual Arithmetic Means, and the 98th Percentile value, and will not be used in determining
compliance with the NAAQS.

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