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Particulate matter and ozone management fact sheet

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The Ministry assessed particulate matter and ozone data collected at Alberta monitoring stations between 2001 and 2012. These assessments were performed annually, and each covered a three-year... More ≫

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The Ministry assessed particulate matter and ozone data collected at Alberta monitoring stations between 2001 and 2012. These assessments were performed annually, and each covered a three-year period (2010-2012, for example). As a result of these assessments, the department assigned action levels to individual monitoring stations and to the Census Metropolitan Areas of Edmonton and Calgary. Episodes caused by natural, background or trans-boundary influences were removed in these assessments. These Fact sheets outline the assessment results.

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Using ambient air quality objectives in industrial dispersion modelling and individual industrial site monitoring

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This Guideline was developed to ensure consistency in the interpretation of the use of ambient air quality objectives within Alberta’s industrial air management system. It outlines the process... More ≫

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This Guideline was developed to ensure consistency in the interpretation of the use of ambient air quality objectives within Alberta’s industrial air management system. It outlines the process for: the implementation of new or revised ambient air quality objectives; interpreting and acting on modelled concentrations in relation to ambient air quality objectives; setting additional individual industrial site monitoring; and specifying a procedure for calculating ambient concentrations over different averaging times.

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Ambient air quality measurement around confined feeding operations in Alberta

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This report outlines the potential impacts of confined feeding operations on ambient air quality.

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A review of beneficial management practices for managing undesirable air emissions from confined feeding operations

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This report provides farmers with information about beneficial management practices for managing agricultural air emissions of concern.

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Particulate matter and ozone assessment for Alberta : 2001-2007

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Alberta Environment has completed five annual assessments of particulate matter (PM) and ozone data as promised under the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) Particulate Matter and Ozone... More ≫

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Alberta Environment has completed five annual assessments of particulate matter (PM) and ozone data as promised under the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) Particulate Matter and Ozone Management Framework. These assessments compare outdoor levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone data to action triggers defined by the CASA Framework. Action levels have been assigned to the Edmonton and Calgary Census Metropolitan Areas and individual air monitoring stations in Alberta based on the procedure defined by the Canada Wide Standards (CWS) for particulate matter and ozone and the CASA Framework.

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Refinement study of dry deposition inference methods used in Alberta

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Reports the results of a study that examined the performance of Alberta Environment’s inference model relative to the Environment Canada model for predicting dry deposition in Alberta and used... More ≫

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Reports the results of a study that examined the performance of Alberta Environment’s inference model relative to the Environment Canada model for predicting dry deposition in Alberta and used this performance comparison to recommend changes for a number of assumptions and boundary conditions in the Alberta inference model to improve its performance.

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2002-2004 particulate matter and ozone assessment summary report

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Alberta Environment has completed the second annual assessment of particulate matter (PM) and ozone data as promised under the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) Particulate Matter and Ozone... More ≫

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Alberta Environment has completed the second annual assessment of particulate matter (PM) and ozone data as promised under the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) Particulate Matter and Ozone Management Framework. The assessment compares outdoor levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone data to action triggers defined by the CASA Framework. Action levels have been assigned to air monitoring stations in Alberta based on the procedure defined by the Canada Wide Standards (CWS) and CASA Framework. The results of the assessment show that PM2.5 and ozone levels at all monitoring stations were lower than the CWS exceedance trigger based on data from 2002 to 2004 after backing out or removing episodes that were primarily caused by natural, background or trans-boundary influences. However, the assessment results do show that ozone levels in some areas of the province are approaching CWS levels and therefore air quality management plans need to be developed.

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2001-2003 particulate matter and ozone assessment summary report

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ozone data as promised under the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) Particulate Matter and Ozone Management Framework. The assessment compares outdoor levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5)... More ≫

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ozone data as promised under the Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) Particulate Matter and Ozone Management Framework. The assessment compares outdoor levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone data to action triggers defined by the CASA Framework. As recommended by the CASA Framework, this assessment was completed for the 2001 to 2003 time period. Subsequent annual assessments will be completed for the 2002 to 2004 and 2003 to 2005 time periods. Action levels have been assigned to air monitoring stations in Alberta based on the procedure defined by the Canada Wide Standards (CWS) and CASA Framework.

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Dry deposition monitoring methods in Alberta

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Currently there is no standard method for field measurement and estimation of dry deposition of acidifying pollutants in Alberta. Alberta Environment is pursuing development of an inexpensive... More ≫

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Currently there is no standard method for field measurement and estimation of dry deposition of acidifying pollutants in Alberta. Alberta Environment is pursuing development of an inexpensive standard method. This may involve a combination of continuous, intermittent, and/or passive field measurements of acidifying pollutants and using inference methods for estimating sulphur and nitrogen species dry deposition. An overall objective of this study was to continue evaluating inferential methods for estimating dry deposition rates.

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Review and assessment of methods for monitoring and estimating dry deposition in Alberta

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Reports the results of a study that examined current approaches used for measuring and estimating dry deposition and identified whether a relatively economical technical approach can be put into... More ≫

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Reports the results of a study that examined current approaches used for measuring and estimating dry deposition and identified whether a relatively economical technical approach can be put into practice for measuring and estimating dry deposition of acidic substances in Alberta.

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