NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title El Sistema de Información Nacional de Calidad del Aire (SINCA) Provider National Air Quality Information System (SINCA) (Chile)Microdata access: Download Geography Chile (CHL) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1992 - present Data type Environmental monitoring Summary Chile’s National Air Quality Information System (SINCA), an online portal from the Ministry of the Environment, offers a database of current and historical data from air quality monitoring stations around the country. Data is available for each station for each of the pollutants it monitors, which can include particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and more. Years of coverage vary by station. Measurements – for the entire period the station monitors the pollutant or a duration specified by the user – can be downloaded in PDF, TXT, or CSV file formats. Keywords Particulate matter, Urban ambient air pollution Citation Contributors Ministry of the Environment (Chile) Publisher Ministry of the Environment (Chile) Suggested citation Ministry of the Environment (Chile). Chile National Air Quality Information System Monitoring Station Database. Santiago, Chile: Ministry of the Environment (Chile). GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 6, 2018