Clean Air
Photo: Frank McKenna
We all have the right to breathe clean air
Our goal is to make the invisible visible through real-time air quality data—empowering collaboration and action to reduce pollution and safeguard community health.
Why Measure Air Quality?
Pollutants originate from a range of sources. Understanding their nature, levels, and origins requires real-time data—yet current monitoring in our area falls short.
Chemical effluence into the environment may cause adverse health effects over time, including but not limited to asthma, reduced lung function, heart disease, stroke, cancer, bronchitis, and diabetes.
To address these challenges, we are collaborating with community members to build a local air monitoring network and encourage the use of air-quality sensors, empowering residents to generate data that speaks for itself.
EPA Map of Total Releases by Facility within 10 miles of FB
Toxics Release Inventory, Nassau County, Florida and Camden County, Georgia
7 Facilities, 2021-2023, 30 Chemicals Reported
Self-reporting : Green squares are facilities not required to report to TRI.
https://edap.epa.gov/public/extensions/TRIToxicsTracker/TRIToxicsTracker.html
Benefits of Air Quality Monitoring
Protect families & neighborhoods by identifying pollutants affecting children, elderly and pets
Improve industry response and accountability.
Improve tourist experience
Protect our future legacy
Real-time alerts via text is a goal to help people with lung or heart conditions make safe outdoor decisions.
Real-time Data
Tellus Airview: provides extensive real time data on a number of specific toxins.
Map Instructions: Select TELLUS Public, then click on a Tellus monitor to view data. Choose AQI in the metric box to highlight the dominant pollutants at that point in time. For a better experience, deselect PurpleAir, since Tellus already provides PM2.5 data.
Purple Air Data
PM2.5 is a small and dangerous pollutant according to the EPA. PM2.5 penetrates deep into the lungs, and may enter the bloodstream and cross directly into the brain and nervous system. It can impact every organ and is linked to respiratory problems, heart issues, cancer, dementia and more.
Note: Purple Air monitors PM2.5 particles but cannot identify specific toxic compounds. This means Purple Air may show green (good air quality) even when noxious odors or harmful gases are present in the air. Tellus AirView fills this gap by tracking PM2.5 alongside specific pollutants—see What we can track for the full list of monitored compounds.
Air Quality Resources
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Air Quality Reports
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Air Quality Monitors Measure Different Pollutants
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Monitoring Legislation Governing Air Quality
Make a Difference
Report: If you smell chemical odors, feel ill as a result, find your property covered with particulate matter, are disturbed by manufacturing plant noise or have other pollution concerns, it is important that you report these issues.
Without formal documentation, we have no evidence that the community perceives a problem. Report air problems, odors or concerns to the following:
» Donate: help cover and maintain sensor costs
To help expand our monitoring systems, provide professional quarterly reporting, ensure system maintenance and develop an alert system.
Disclaimer and Indemnity Notice
Information on this site, including air quality maps and data, is provided from third-party providers and sources. It is shared for general educational purposes and community awareness and discussion. It is provided “as is” without guarantees of accuracy or completeness and should not be taken as medical, legal, or regulatory advice. By using this site, you agree that you are responsible for your own decisions and research and that Conserve Nassau, Inc. officers, ambassadors, volunteers are not liable for your use or interpretation of this information, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Conserve Nassau and representatives from any claims related to such use.