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Air quality monitoring : High Level, Oct 2008-Apr 2009 final report

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The wood waste burner operated by Tolko forest Products is located within the town limits of High Level. The current study investigates the quality of air in the area with a special focus on... More ≫

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The wood waste burner operated by Tolko forest Products is located within the town limits of High Level. The current study investigates the quality of air in the area with a special focus on particulate matter. Although a wide size range of particles can be emitted by wood burning, the current study focused on concentrations of fine particulate matter. The concentration of particulate matter was monitored at one location for five and a half months, beginning in October 2008. In addition, the department's mobile laboratory was used to monitor a suite of gases and particles at various sites in and near the town. This was performed on two days at the start of the study.

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Assessing air quality in High Level report 1 : a preliminary analysis of physician visits and air particulate data

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A study was done to assess air quality in High Level from a human health perspective. The study had two major components: an examination of existing health data on selected respiratory diseases;... More ≫

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A study was done to assess air quality in High Level from a human health perspective. The study had two major components: an examination of existing health data on selected respiratory diseases; and a collection of direct measures of air quality. The air quality component of the study focused on estimates of the personal exposure levels to selected air pollutants and how these exposures related to ambient levels of the pollutants. The health data component of the study showed rates of physician claims for the respiratory disorders in High Level were less than the provincial average.

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