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Air quality system

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000903

1. EPA's repository of ambient air quality data, AQS stores data from over 10,000 monitors, 5000 of which are currently active.

2. EPA's computerized system for storing and reporting of information relating to ambient air quality data.

3. EPA’s electronic repository of ambient air monitoring data collected by EPA, state, local, and tribal air pollution control agencies from thousands of monitoring stations. The AQS contains monitoring data, descriptive information about monitoring stations, and data quality assurance and quality control information.

4. EPA's repository of ambient air quality data. The acronym is used for both an EPA database and an Exchange Network data exchange.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000903
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationAQS
ReferencesEmissions Inventory System Glossary; 40 CFR 58.1 (CFR 2013); Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary; Exchange Network Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000903",
  "term": "Air quality system",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Air Quality System",
  "definition": "1. EPA's repository of ambient air quality data, AQS stores data from over 10,000 monitors, 5000 of which are currently active.\n\n2. EPA's computerized system for storing and reporting of information relating to ambient air quality data.\n\n3. EPA’s electronic repository of ambient air monitoring data collected by EPA, state, local, and tribal air pollution control agencies from thousands of monitoring stations. The AQS contains monitoring data, descriptive information about monitoring stations, and data quality assurance and quality control information.\n\n4. EPA's repository of ambient air quality data. The acronym is used for both an EPA database and an Exchange Network data exchange.",
  "abbreviation": "AQS",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Emissions Inventory System Glossary",
    "40 CFR 58.1 (CFR 2013)",
    "Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary",
    "Exchange Network Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/air-quality-system/"
}

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