Quality Assurance Project Plan

CONTACT:
John C. Holland, Ph.D.
    UAT QA Manager
Telephone: (919) 715-7747
FAX: (919) 715-0890
john.holland@ncdenr.gov

Urban Air Toxics Network

Site Locations

City	Type	County	Address	Location	AQS No.
Asheville	Urban	Buncombe	AB Technical College Asheville, NC	N35° 34' 20” W82° 33' 32”	37-021-0035
Winston-Salem	Urban	Forsyth	Hattie Avenue Winston-Salem, NC	N36° 06' 38” W80° 13' 36”	37-067-0022
Charlotte	Urban	Mecklenburg	Garinger High School Charlotte, NC	N35° 14' 25” W80° 47' 08”	37-119-0041
Candor	Rural	Montgomery	112 Perry Drive Candor, NC	N35° 15' 45” W79° 50' 09”	37-123-0001
Wilmington	Urban	New Hanover	Battleship Drive Wilmington, NC	N34° 14' 08” W77° 57' 21”	37-129-0010
Raleigh	Urban	Wake	Millbrook Middle School Raleigh, NC	N35° 51' 22” W78° 34' 27”	37-183-0014

The NC Division of Air Quality (DAQ) operates the urban air toxics (UAT) monitoring network in conjunction with the national program, originally proposed and designed by the U.S. EPA in 1999. The UAT monitoring network was started in part due to the EPA's effort to address toxic air pollutant emissions in urban areas.

Currently, the UAT consist of 6 sites; 5 "urban" and 1 "rural". UAT air monitoring is regulary conducted for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Monitoring for selected semi-volatile compounds (SVOCs) and aldehydes have been conducted on a more limited basis. At present monitoring is conducted for VOCs at 6 sites and aldehydes sampling at 2 sites. The UAT monitoring network is a collaborative effort conducted in coordination with state and local agencies:

• The Western NC Regional Air Quality Agency
• The Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department
• The Mecklenburg County Land Use and Environmental Agency Air Quality
• The NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
  Wilmington and Fayetteville Regional Offices
• The NC Division of Air Quality, Ambient Monitoring Section
• The NC Division of Air Quality, Toxics Protection Program

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