Our Mission

Air pollution is a well recognized environmental health hazard as we have all seen exhaust billowing out of a car tailpipe or encountered pungent smells near manufacturing facilities. However, exposure to air pollution is not always obvious and thus environmental monitoring technologies are needed to provide consistent information on local air quality. 

The Charleston Community Air Monitoring Network (CCAMN) is a community-based research project designed to improve knowledge of air quality among near port communities and residents across Charleston, South Carolina. The mission of the project is to promote understanding of air quality at the community-level and is not part of any regulatory monitoring program in the area.

The project is the result of a community-university partnership between the Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC), the Charleston Community Research to Action Board (CCRAB), and the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. The project is led by Dr. John Pearce, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).