How To Access (Almost) Real-Time Hawaii Radiation Data From EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency maintains a network of radiation air monitoring stations stationed throughout the U.S.

Amid fears that harmful radiation from the damaged Japanese nuclear plant could reach U.S. shores, the EPA deployed additional monitors to Guam, Hawaii and Alaska. The monitors are part of RadNet, a national network of monitoring stations that regularly collects and analyzes air samples for radioactivity.

The public has access to the data in near real-time. (There's generally a 1 to 2 hour delay.)

But the information is a bit dense. We've put together a basic guide for how to access the information.

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