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CO NAAQS Retained


August 23, 2011

EPA has issued a final rule retaining the existing NAAQS for carbon monoxide (CO).  The final rule contains revisions to the CO monitoring network, requiring near road CO monitoring in CBSAs with a population of 2.5 million or more beginning in 2015.  Near road CO monitoring will be required in CBSAs with a population of 1 million or more beginning in 2017.  Only one monitor per CBSA will be required.  The CO near road monitors will generally be co-located with a near road NO2 monitors, though EPA is allowing flexibility for states/locals to use an alternative location on a case by case basis. 


The final rule and fact sheet are available here - http://www.epa.gov/airquality/carbonmonoxide/actions.html.   





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