Real Time Air Quality Charts and Maps

Air pollutant concentrations are monitored for the DNR Air Quality Bureau by the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory, the Polk County Health Dep- artment, and the Linn County Health Department. You can access this data in the following locations:

• Air Quality Index (AQI)
• Air Monitoring Data from the State Hygienic Laboratory at The University of Iowa (monitors throughout Iowa)
  Click ‘Real-time Continuous Data’ in left tan column for current air quality monitor readings.
• Linn County Health Department (monitors in Linn County, Waterloo, Waverly)
• Polk County Air Pollution Control (monitors in Polk County)
• EPA AIRNOW (national maps)

Ozone Forecast from the National Weather Service (Experimental)

• NOAA's National Weather Service Air Quality Forecast Guidance maps
  
  Information on these maps are expressed as 1-hour and 8-hour ozone concentration (in parts per billion or ppb) The EPA standards for 1-hour and 8-hour ozone are 125 ppb and 85 ppb respectively.