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Chester council reviews DEP plan to place five short‑term air monitors in city
Summary
Council discussed Resolution 25 to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to install five air‑monitoring stations in Chester for an 18‑month period; staff described the monitors as PurpleAir devices that measure particulate matter and noted Wi‑Fi and sensor‑type limitations.
The City of Chester Council discussed Resolution 25 on Feb. 10, 2025, a proposal to authorize the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to ‘‘install, maintain, operate, and remove air monitoring stations and associated equipment’’ at designated locations in Chester for an 18‑month period.
Council members and staff described the monitoring plan and the devices under consideration. A staff member said the city will host five monitoring sites at the locations requested: 12th & Chestnut, 12th & Wharton, 9th & Highland, 13th & Jeffrey and 7th & Lloyd. "They're called Purple Air Monitors. They're about the size of a fist, maybe a fist and a half," the…
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