Editor’s Note: An Allegheny County Health Department spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that both the Parkway East and Lawrenceville PM25 monitors were back online. This story was updated at 3:14 p.m. June 3.
We just wanted to give you a heads up: Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) confirmed that the PM2.5 monitor at the Parkway East air quality monitoring site is offline and is being replaced after showing spiking AQI values over the past week.
An ACHD spokesman confirmed on May 18 that the Lawrenceville monitor was under maintenance after spiking AQI values were registering there. That monitor is also offline and is now being replaced, according to the ACHD website.
We will keep you posted and update when we know more!