Pollen can trigger everything from itchy eyes to serious asthma attacks, and for the first time Maine has near real-time pollen data to help people plan and protect their health. This new data launch also marks one of the first uses of AI-powered pollen monitoring in the state. Explore the data.
Pollen monitoring data are from Pollen Sense, Inc. The pollen sensors located in Augusta, Bangor, Rumford, and Cape Elizabeth are managed by Maine DEP. The sensor located in Presque Isle is managed by the Mi'maq Environmental Health Department.
Hourly data, January 1, 2026 - current (available dates vary by location)
Five monitoring sites: Augusta, Bangor, Cape Elizabeth, Presque Isle, and Rumford.
Survey data pertaining to radon testing behavior are from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
Single years 2011-2019,2021, 2023; combined years 2016-2019 and 2021.
State, Public Health District, County
In recognition of Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the MaineTracking Network has published new childhood lead poisoning and lead testing data for 2024. Blood lead testing rates have seen notable changes in the last 5 years, likely driven by the expansion of Maine’s testing requirements in 2019 to include all children at ages 1 and 2 years.
Air quality plays a crucial role in our overall health. Understanding how air pollution affects us can help individuals and communities make informed decisions. The MaineTracking Network is unique in that it combines and standardizes data from multiple programs, allowing us to see the connections between environmental factors and health.
New this week is a suite of interactive maps and dashboards including:
Access to clean drinking water is important for every Mainer. The Maine CDC Drinking Water Program is dedicated to ensuring the water you receive from public water systems is safe. To better understand the quality of the water provided by public water systems, the MaineTracking Network released a set of interactive dashboards that display a range of information, such as PFAS testing results, lead in school water testing results, and 25 years of testing data for select contaminants.
Near real-time emergency department visit data for potential carbon monoxide exposures are from the Maine CDC Infectious Disease Program’s syndromic surveillance system.
2017 to date
State, County
The Maine EPHT program receives daily counts of emergency department visits for carbon monoxide exposures from syndromic surveillance data collected by the Infectious Disease Program at the Maine CDC.
