Refinery Corridor Community Particulate Matter Monitoring Program 

On April 3, 2024, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Board of Directors approved the implementation of a new community particulate matter monitoring program in areas surrounding the Bay Area’s five refineries. This program aims to better understand the impacts of unplanned industrial incidents on the nearby communities. The program has two main components:

1. Core Network: Air District-maintained deposition monitoring locations for laboratory analysis of collected particles, and
2. Community-Conducted Sampling: Protocols and funding for the collection and laboratory analysis of particle samples when incidents occur.

This program will be designed and implemented in partnership with community members.

For more information about this program:

1. You may watch a recording of an informational webinar held on September 5, 2024 at this link (closed captions here), or
2. View the associated presentation slides at this link