The Air Monitoring Program of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District operates a 28-station monitoring network and oversees the necessary repair, maintenance, and quality-control activities.
The monitoring network provides the data required to determine whether the Bay Area is in compliance with state and federal air quality standards. Air monitoring data are also used for air quality forecasts, Clean Air Plan modeling, Prevention of Significant Deterioration permit modeling, and Environmental Impact Reports. Some of the monitoring sites include toxics sampling equipment.