Each monitor site will host a particulate matter monitor for a period of approximately 2 years. This monitor will provide us with continuous measurements of the overall level of one of the most common air pollutants at each site. These monitors are small and can be installed in a person's yard on a shepherd's hook. 

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In addition to these smaller, more general monitors, a monitor called an SPod will be also be deployed to select sites where wind conditions, monitor data, and resident observations suggest that high pollution events are occurring. An SPod will be located in proximity to each of the sites. These monitors will provide more detailed data about pollutants in the air. During times when we suspect a pollution event may be happening, a collection of an air sample will be triggered using a Summa Canister. Protect PT will collect these samples and send them to a lab that can measure levels of specific VOCs that are categorized as hazardous air pollutants.