Air Quality Sensor Performance Evaluation Center (AQ-SPEC)

South Coast AQMD’s AQ-SPEC program aims at being the testing center for low cost air monitoring sensors to establish performance standards by which sensors are evaluated. The program evaluates sensors in the field, under ambient conditions, and in the laboratory under controlled environmental conditions for sensors measuring criteria pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, ozone, carbon monoxide) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) that include air toxics.