HEALTH  :  AIR MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Air Management Services

321 University Ave., 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Thomas Huynh, Director, 215-685-7585
 

Air Management Services (AMS) is responsible for enforcement of the Philadelphia Air Management Code, the Regulations of the Air Pollution Control Board, the Noise and Excessive Vibration Code, the Asbestos Code, Regulations of the Board of Health, and State & Federal Regulations controlling air pollution.  AMS works with other City agencies in the enforcement of the Implosion Guidelines. In addition to providing engineering, enforcement, permitting, lab, and program services, AMS also operates a citywide air sampling network to continuously monitor Philadelphia's air for comparison with Federal air quality standards.

Quick Hits

Air Pollution Concerns                                  215-685-7580

Asbestos Control                                        215-685-7576                                            

Forms for Permitting
215-685-7572
Recent Permit Applications-August 2008 
2006 Air Quality Report 
2005 Facility Emissions

History of Air Pollution Control in Philadelphia

Click here for a link to Philadelphia's Real-Time Air Quality Website.  This site provides current air quality information using the Air Quality Index (AQI) and lets you know what you should do to protect your health if the air is unhealthy. 

Click here to view the Final 2008/2009 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Philadelphia.  This plan was submitted to EPA on July 1, 2008, and describes the network of air monitoring stations in Philadelphia.

Click here for a link to the Pennsylvania Bulletin showing all AMS public notices.  Search for Philadelphia Air Management Services by Bulletin Issue under the Department of Environmental Protection Section - Applications, Actions, and Special Notices - Air Quality.

Click here for a link to the Philadelphia Diesel Difference run by the Philadelphia Clean Air Council. 

Click here for a link to the Enforcement and Compliance History (ECHO) website to see compliance inspections conducted by AMS and the U.S. EPA, violations detected, enforcement actions taken, and penalties assessed in response to environmental law violations.
 

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                            Monitoring Air Pollution