Air Quality
Maintaining Iowa’s air quality is a job in which all Iowans can play a role. Poor air quality is unhealthy for everyone, but especially for children, senior citizens, and people with respiratory conditions like asthma. With cleaner air, there are fewer trips to the emergency room and lower respiratory illness rates. It also keeps Iowa’s wildlife and plant life thriving.
Cleaner, healthier air requires both local and regional efforts. The DNR leads Iowans in caring for the state’s air quality by partnering with communities, business and industry, organizations and private citizens to provide the knowledge and tools necessary to create workable solutions to air quality issues.
View metrics on active construction permit and Title V operating permit applications, asbestos notifications, and emissions & monitoring data at the Air Quality Dashboard.
Air Quality Program Areas
The Air Quality Bureau ensures that Iowa's air quality is maintained and is in compliance with all state and federal regulations through the following program areas.