Suburban ozone monitor data

By GHASP -- February 29, 2008 - 4:13pm
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GHASP operates several ozone monitors in suburban Houston areas. These monitors are intended to fill gaps in the state's official ozone monitoring network.

Current ozone levels

Times in CDT.
MonitorDescriptionOzone (ppb)
Fort Bend Co. - Sugar Land Less than 2 miles north of Sugar Land Regional Airport FEW (Last: 73 on 04/28/08 10:31)
Houston Central 1.5 miles northwest of Houston's City Hall NOL
Montgomery Co. - The Woodlands 5 miles northwest of The Woodlands Mall NOL
Waller Co. - Rural Hempstead At a rural location approximately 5 miles north of Hempstead in Waller County FEW (Last: 42 on 05/15/08 08:11)
Times in CDT.

Ozone measurement units are parts per billion. "FEW" means not enough data to create an average. "NOL" means the ozone monitor is not reporting data for some reason.

EPA Air Quality Index for Ozone

Ozone
1-hour average
Ozone
8-hour average
> 404 ppb >374 ppb
205 - 404 ppb 125 - 374 ppb
165 - 204 ppb 105 - 124 ppb
125 - 164 ppb 85 - 104 ppb
(use 8-hr avg) 65 - 84 ppb
(use 8-hr avg) 0 - 64 ppb

GHASP's ozone monitors have been verified in direct comparison with official city and state ozone monitors, and are suitable for use as a public health awareness tool.