5/4/2022 PRESS RELEASE: Air Quality – Participatory Science & Sensors
Today is the third day of Air Quality Awareness Week. Citizen science is an expansive field where the public contributes to scientific knowledge and understanding. Ordinary people participate in projects, collect data, and share information to help better understand environmental concerns happening in their communities, such as soil contamination, microplastic pollution, and environmental justice issues. Sensors are one tool that citizen scientists can use to monitor the air quality in their area and help them Be Air Aware & Prepared!
There are twenty-five air sensors across twenty-plus municipalities in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties. Over 750,000 residents can access real-time, local air quality data. Print full press release.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Monterey Bay Air Resources District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Monterey Bay Air Resources District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Monterey Bay Air Resources District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Monterey Bay Air Resources District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
