Table 1. Design Values (DV)a at Chicago and Detroit O3 Monitoring Sites.
Chicago |
Detroit |
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monitor location | 2016 DV (ppb) | 2020 DV (ppb) | monitor location | 2016 DV (ppb) | 2020 DV (ppb) |
Kenosha | 77 | 74 | Port Huron | 73 | 71 |
Northbrook | 71 | 77 | New Haven | 72 | 71 |
O’Hare | 69 | 73 | Warren | 67 | 68 |
Cicero | 66 | 71 | East 7 Mile | 72 | 71 |
Morton Arboretum | 68 | 71 | Oak Park | 69 | 72 |
Lemont | 69 | 71 | Ypsilanti | 67 | 67 |
Hammond | 65 | 66 | Allen Park | 65 | 67 |
Gary | 67 | 70 |
Design values are the 3 year average of the 4th highest MDA8 at each site, the regulatory metric for determining whether the site is meeting the O3 standard. The 2015 O3 NAAQS (or O3 standard) is set at 70 ppb in the United States.