navigation bar
new jersey department of environmental protection  
globe base
nj home citizen business government services a to z departments dep home njdep home about dep index by topic programs and units dep online

Current Air Quality Readings

Southern Metropolitan region: Essex, Hudson and Union counties

This chart shows the highest reading in the region for each pollutant and the monitoring site at which the reading was recorded. The tallest bar determines the overall rating in the region. Values over 100 represent unhealthful levels. For more information on the scale we use, check here.

Current air quality bar chart
Southern Metropolitan sites:

Select one of the site names from the list below to get current readings for that site:

Bayonne
East Orange
Elizabeth (downtown)
Elizabeth (NJ Turnpike)
Jersey City
JC Firehouse
Newark
Current air quality map



NJ Home | DEP Home | Home