Breathe Roanoke

Air Quality

Ozone - Our ozone page includes: Roanoke Valley factsheet profile, ozone tracking data, recent health studies, forecast information, Roanoke Valley ozone Early Action Plan

Particulate Matter - Our PM page includes: description of PM 2.5, PM 2.5 impacts, recent health studies, forecast information, PM tracking Roanoke and Salem PM 2.5 data.

Air Pollution and Health Impacts Profile - brief summary of recent studies

AQI Matrix - Air Quality Index color coded and defined for values for PM 2.5 and Ozone pollutants, along with health cautionary statements. UPDATED to reflect new March 12, 2008 Ozone standard. New 2008 Ozone Standard compared to Old 1997 Ozone Standard 2008 compared to 1997 AQI Matrix

View a Good Air Quality Day versus a Bad Air Quality Day in the Roanoke Valley.

Air Quality News:

February 2009: Coalition expresses concern over proposed asphalt plant in Glenvar. Read Coalition comments

March 12, 2008: EPA announces new Ozone Standard

March 12: 2008: American Lung Association statement on new ozone standard

August 27, 2007: Roanoke Valley Has Two Code Orange Air Quality Days in August. First exceedence of ozone standard since 2003. Read article

April 11, 2006: Coalition comments on EPA proposal to revise Particulate Matter standard.

February 23, 2006: Roanoke Valley Particulate Monitors Exceed Annual Health Standard in 2005.