The Kansas City Visual Air Pollution camera is located atop the Blue Ridge Tower, an office building located at 4240 Blue Ridge Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources thanks the owner's of Blue Ridge Tower for their active support in this public service project to improve our region's air quality and overall health.
Landmarks and Mileage Scale
Visibility Examples
24-hr avg Particulate 6.8 µg/m³
1-hour Ozone max .053 PPM
High pollution examples:
Ozone .117 PPM
Ozone .035 PPM
Ozone .000 PPM
Other Kansas City Web Cameras
General Information
Though visual air pollution is not a direct measure of the level of air quality, it can give the viewer a clue to the healthfulness of ambient air. Many of the air pollutants that contribute to the formation of the harmful, but invisible, ozone also impact clarity of the air.
Smog, a grayish red haze, forms in the air during hot summer days. Smog forms when nitrogen dioxide, hydrocarbons from gasoline vapors, automobile exhaust, small dust particles, carbon particles and other industrial pollutants mix in stagnant air. Smog reduces visibility and because of its chemical activity often produces ozone in unhealthful concentrations. For more information about ozone and its health effects, visit Ozone Air Pollutant and Sources.
- Pollen and Spore Counts - American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
- AirQKC - Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
- AirNow - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's partnership