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National Ambient Air Quality Standards


 
Primary Standards
Secondary Standards
Pollutant Level Averaging Time Level  Averaging Time
Carbon Monoxide 9 ppm (10 mg/m3) 8-hour
None
35 ppm (40mg/m3) 1-hour
Lead 1.5 µg/m3 Quarterly Average
Same as Primary
Nitrogen Dioxide 0.053 ppm (100 µg/m3) Annual (Arithmetic Mean)
Same as Primary
Particulate Matter (PM10) 150 µg/m3 24-hour
Same as Primary
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 15.0 µg/m3 Annual (Arithmetic Mean)
Same as Primary
35 µg/m3 24-hour
Same as Primary
Ozone 0.075 ppm (2008 std) 8-hour
Same as Primary
0.08 ppm (1997 std) 8-hour
Same as Primary
0.12 ppm 1-hour (Only in limited areas)
Same as Primary
Sulfur Dioxide 0.03 ppm Annual (Arithmetic Mean) 0.5 ppm (1300 µg/m3)
3-hour
0.14 ppm 24-hour

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