Webisode 57DHYAFZZFLMNA Wisconsin Dane County Area November 1 2026 For October 2026 monthly Average PM2 point 5 from PurpleAir monitors downloaded 9 micrograms per cubic meter is above EPA N A A Q S annual safe limits
35 micrograms per cubic meter is above EPA PM2 point 5 N A A Q S safe limits in a 24 hour period EPA N A A Q S is United States Environmental Protection Agency National Ambient Air Quality Standards
World Health Organization W H O annual safe limit is 5 micrograms per cubic meter The formula PurpleAir P A times 1 point 8304 is what the Wisconsin Department of Environmental Protection uses to smooth out PurpleAir data on maps
Wood burning emits 90% PM2 point 5 particulate matter of 2 point 5 micrometer size the perfect size to infiltrate the human lung setting off a cascade of human health problems and early deaths
Residents Against Wood Smoke Emission Particulates would like to hand out a PurpleAir PM2 point 5 monitor to any near neighbor of an inside residential wood burner whose wood smoke infiltrates their yards and sickens them
| Monitor Name | 16d5 B | 30 A | 851c A | 9 N. Third B | 950 Clarence Ct B | APT Touchstone A | Basgiath War College A | Berry2 A | BristolWI A | Castle Oaks, Waunakee B |
| Month of October 2026 | 47 | 2 | 45 | 52 | 43 | 181 | 51 | 33 | 49 | 49 |
| PA times 0.514 plus 1.8304 | 26 | 3 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 95 | 28 | 19 | 27 | 27 |
| Monitor Number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Municipality | Cottage Grove Wisconsin | Mendota Northside, Madison, Wisconsin | Dane County Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Spring Green Wisconsin | Verona Wisconsin | Berry Wisconsin | Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | Waunakee Wisconsin |
| Monitor Name | CCB room 115 B | Cross St & Briar Hill B | Edgerton High School A | Elmside Circle Park A | Emil st engineering 1st floor offices B | FORT HEALTHCARE A | Gary & Elinor B | GoPackOutside A | Griffin A | Hickory Hills A |
| Month of October 2026 | 6 | 33 | 6676 | 43 | 9809 | 52 | 17 | 31 | 4 | 25 |
| PA times 0.514 plus 1.8304 | 5 | 19 | 3433 | 24 | 5044 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 15 |
| Monitor Number | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Municipality | Madison Wisconsin | Briar Hill Wisconsin | Edgerton Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Fort Atkinson Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Maple Bluff Wisconsin | Deforest Wisconsin | Mount Horeb Wisconsin |
| Monitor Name | Irvington Hope A | Jefferson County Health Department B | Lacy Heights B | LAWD5 B | McClellan Park, Madison WI A | Miami, Wisconsin A | Midvale & Southwest Commuter Path 🦬 B | Nordic Ridge, Stoughton, WI B | Orton Park A | PA_01 A |
| Month of October 2026 | 27 | 51 | 54 | 3852 | 45 | 10 | 47 | 52 | 48 | 1 |
| PA times 0.514 plus 1.8304 | 16 | 28 | 30 | 1982 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| Monitor Number | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Municipality | Madison Wisconsin | Jefferson County Wisconsin | Fitchburg Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Stoughton Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Dane County Wisconsin |
| Monitor Name | Portage B | Rock River Community Clinic – Watertown A | Rutledge B | SASY1A A | Sensing sam A | Shorewood B | Stoughton, WI B | Stricker’s Pond (outside) B | Tuggle Lane B | Tumbledown B |
| Month of October 2026 | 40 | 47 | 39 | 51 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 1039 | 44 | 33 |
| PA times 0.514 plus 1.8304 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 536 | 24 | 19 |
| Monitor Number | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Municipality | Portage County Wisconsin | Watertown in Jefferson and Rock Counties Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Stoughton Wisconsin | Madison Wisconsin | Berry Wisconsin | Middleton Wisconsin |
| Monitor Name | Waltz Park B | West Middleton B | Wholly Rooted Farm A |
| Month of October 2026 | 37 | 39 | 44 |
| PA times 0.514 plus 1.8304 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Monitor Number | 41 | 42 | 43 |
| Municipality | Mount Horeb Wisconsin | Middleton Wisconsin | Deerfield Wisconsin |
