As part of the Community Air Protection Program (CAPP), Air Monitoring in the Portside Community is guided by the  Community Air Monitoring Plan (CAMP). It was developed with input from community members and participants of the Portside Community Steering Committee, who helped identify local air quality concerns.

The CAMP outlines how and where pollution data are collected and how this information is shared with the community by the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District's (SDAPCD) Community Air Monitoring Team.

In the Portside area, the following types of pollution are monitored: airborne toxic metals, volatile organic compounds, and diesel particulate matter, measured through organic and elemental carbon (OCEC) in fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) and black carbon.

SDAPCD operates five community monitoring sites in the Portside communities, with two sites in West National City scheduled to come online in calendar year 2026. The map below shows the site locations and the chart indicates what is being monitored where.