Environmental Impact Statement Block 20101, Lots 29 & 30 Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
January 9, 2026 Page 20 of 28
New Jersey has been divided into nine (9) Pollutant Standards Index reporting regions. An air quality summary and forecast, known as the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) is reported daily for each region in New Jersey. Each pollutant monitored in the region is given a numerical PSI rating based on the concentration recorded for the previous day. The total PSI for the region is equal to the highest rating given to any pollutant within that region. A PSI rating of 100 or greater indicates that at least one pollutant has reached or exceeded the applicable primary ambient air quality standard.
In this region, monitoring sites are located at Colliers Mills and Monmouth University for ozone (O3), Toms River for particulate matter.
Table 2: National Ambient Air Quality Standards
PrimarySecondary
Total suspended Particulates (μ g/m3)\n12-month geometric meanb\nAverage 24-hour concentrationb75 μ g/m3a\n260 μ g/m3c60 μ g/m3b\n150 μ g/m3c
Inhalable Particulates (PM10) (μ g/m3)\nAnnual arithmetic mean\n24-hour average50 μ g/m3\n150 μ g/m350 μ g/m3\n150 μ g/m3
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) (μ g/m3)\n12-month arithmetic mean\nAverage 24-hour concentration\nAverage 3-hour concentration\nDaily average80 μ g/m3 (0.03 ppm)\n365 μ g/m3 (0.14 ppm)a\n- 0.14 ppm (365 μ g/m3)b60 μ g/m3 (0.02 ppm)b\n260 μ g/m3 (0.10 ppm)a\n1300 μ g/m3 (0.50 ppm)a
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) (μ g/m3)\n12-month arithmetic mean\nAnnual average\n1-hour average guideline100 (0.05 ppm)\n100 μ g/m3 (0.53 ppm)\n47 μ g/m3 (0.25 ppm)100 (0.05 ppm)\n100 μ g/m3 (0.53 ppm)\n-
Carbon Monoxide (CO) (μ g/m3)\nAverage 8-hour concentration\nAverage 1-hour concentration10 μ g/m3 (9 ppm)\n40 μ g/m3 (35 ppm)10 (9 ppm)f\n40 (35 ppm)f
Ozone (O3) (μ g/m3)\nMaximum daily 1-hour average\n1-hour average\n8-hour average235 μ g/m3 (0.12 ppm)f\n- 0.08 ppm160 μ g/m3 (0.08 ppm)b\n235 μ g/m3 (0.12 ppm)f\n0.08 ppm
Lead (Pb) (μ g/m3)\n3-month averageb\nQuarterly Meand1.5 μ g/m3\n1.5 μ g/m31.5 μ g/m3\n1.5 μ g/m3
* ug/m3 - micrograms per cubic meter
* ppm - parts per million * mg/m3 - milligrams per cubic meter
Notes:
a. New Jersey standards are not to be exceeded more than once in any 12-month period, while National short-term standards are not to be exceeded more than once in a calendar year.
b. New Jersey standard only.
c. Intended as guideline for achieving short-term standards.
d. National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
e. National standards uses block averages, midnight to midnight, rather than moving averages.