Monitoring Planning Area

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017743",
  "term": "Monitoring Planning Area",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Contiguous geographic area with established, well defined boundaries, such as a CBSA, county or State, having a common area that is used for planning monitoring locations for PM 2.5. An MPA may cross State boundaries, such as the Philadelphia PA-NJ MSA, and be further subdivided into community monitoring zones. MPAs are generally oriented toward CBSAs or CSAs with populations greater than 200,000, but for convenience, those portions of a State that are not associated with CBSAs can be considered as a single MPA.",
  "abbreviation": "MPA (Monitoring)",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 58.1 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/monitoring-planning-area/"
}