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    • NARSTO Texas Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 Sampling and Analysis Study: 1997-1998 Data

    Metadata Updated: February 5, 2026

    NARSTO_Texas_PM2.5_Sampling_and_Analysis_Study_1997-1998_ is the North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (NARSTO) Texas Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 Sampling and Analysis Study: 1997-1998 Data. The data for this product was collected from March 11, 1997 to March 12, 1998. The City of Houston, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), and the Houston Regional Monitoring Network sponsored sampling and analysis of PM2.5 samples taken over the course of one year, from March 11, 1997 to March 12, 1998. Objectives of the study were to determine the levels and chemical composition of PM2.5 in Houston and other cities in Texas and to determine the background levels and chemical composition of PM2.5 transported into Houston. During the sampling effort, 24-hour PM2.5 mass measurements were acquired from 15 sites throughout the state of Texas, using DRI's MEDVOL particle samples. All of the Teflon filters were analyzed for mass by gravimetry and a selected subset of the Teflon and quartz fiber filters were subjected to full chemical analysis. These measurements were taken in anticipation of the U.S. EPA revising PM2.5 and PM10 NAAQS. These results could be used to establish background PM conditions and determine compliance with new PM standards. Various sampler configurations allow evaluation of data precision, accuracy, and validity. NARSTO, which has since disbanded, was a public/private partnership, whose membership spanned across government, utilities, industry, and academe throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The primary mission was to coordinate and enhance policy-relevant scientific research and assessment of tropospheric pollution behavior; activities provide input for science-based decision-making and determination of workable, efficient, and effective strategies for local and regional air-pollution management. Data products from local, regional, and international monitoring and research programs are still available.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 5, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 5, 2026
    Publisher NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
    Maintainer
    Identifier 10.5067/ASDCDAAC/NARSTO/0001
    Data Last Modified 2026-02-03
    Category Earth Science
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id f8b200a4-ea99-410f-9319-fa21d90eb1cd
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/NARSTO
    Old Spatial "CARTESIAN",{"Boundary":{"Points":{"Latitude":27.81,"Longitude":-106.48},{"Latitude":27.81,"Longitude":-94},{"Latitude":32.77,"Longitude":-94},{"Latitude":32.77,"Longitude":-106.48},{"Latitude":27.81,"Longitude":-106.48}}}
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 1b52f31e0e0a7961114a39e1c5e529b9440f42f2b805ab96240ac8a21cad84a9
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1997-03-11/1997-03-11

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