Air awareness is important! Benicia is a refinery town bounded by two freeways. STAY ALERT (see below) for pollution measures and wind direction. Be prepared with an N95 respiratory mask.
PURPLE AIR: Real-time Particulate Air Quality in Benicia
[You can order a Purple Air Monitor here – $229 for an outdoor monitor, $179 for an indoor monitor.]
WINDFINDER – Current Wind Conditions – Southampton
You can also try the Carquinez Strait wind monitor
AirWatchBayArea – User Reports on Air Quality in Benicia
and Resources for Action
Bay Area Air District (BAAQMD) – Bay Area Monitors
(none in Benicia – nearest in Vallejo & Concord)
Valero Benicia Refinery Monitors – mostly fenceline monitors,
also wind direction
AirNow (U.S. EPA) – Benicia zipcode gives Fairfield readings