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Upper Athabasca Region status of management response for surface water quality management framework, as of December 2023

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Surface water quality management frameworks establish an approach to complement Alberta's Water for Life Strategy in monitoring and managing long-term cumulative effects of human activities on... More ≫

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Surface water quality management frameworks establish an approach to complement Alberta's Water for Life Strategy in monitoring and managing long-term cumulative effects of human activities on water quality in the mainstem rivers. The Government of Alberta introduced a surface water quality management framework for the Upper Athabasca Region in 2022. Following an annual assessment of water quality conditions, a management response process is initiated where there has been a significant change in recent water quality conditions relative to historical conditions. This report provides the status of the Government of Alberta's management response to crossings of water quality triggers under the Upper Athabasca Region Framework as of December 2023.

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Lower Athabasca Region status of management response for air quality management framework, as of December 2023

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Under the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan, a management response is initiated when a trigger or limit as identified in the Lower Athabasca Region Air Quality Management Framework has been crossed or... More ≫

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Under the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan, a management response is initiated when a trigger or limit as identified in the Lower Athabasca Region Air Quality Management Framework has been crossed or exceeded. This report provides the status of the Government of Alberta’s management response to crossings of air quality triggers as of December 2023. It fulfills commitments made to Albertans in the Lower Athabasca Region Air Quality Management Framework for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Sulphur Dioxide (SO2).

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Status of air quality in Alberta : air zones report

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These reports summarize the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter, ground-level ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and... More ≫

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These reports summarize the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter, ground-level ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulphur dioxide. These reports also summarizes the status of air quality in relation to the Air Quality Management Frameworks currently in place in Alberta: the Lower Athabasca AQMF supporting the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan and the South Saskatchewan AQMF supporting the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan.

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Lower Athabasca Region status of management response for surface water quality management framework, as of December 2023

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Surface water quality management frameworks establish an approach for monitoring and managing long-term cumulative effects of human activities on water quality in the mainstem rivers. The Surface... More ≫

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Surface water quality management frameworks establish an approach for monitoring and managing long-term cumulative effects of human activities on water quality in the mainstem rivers. The Surface Water Quality Management Framework for the Lower Athabasca River has been in place since 2012. Following an annual assessment of water quality conditions, a management response process is initiated where there has been a significant change in recent water quality conditions relative to historical conditions. This report provides the status of the Government of Alberta's management response to crossings of water quality triggers in the Lower Athabasca Region since the last management response report, published in 2022.

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Status of air quality, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta

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In this report, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide concentrations measured at continuous air monitoring stations in the Lower Athabasca Region are assessed against the ambient air quality... More ≫

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In this report, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide concentrations measured at continuous air monitoring stations in the Lower Athabasca Region are assessed against the ambient air quality thresholds set by the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan. The report is part of the Government of Alberta's commitments made under the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan to annual and ongoing monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

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Measurement of SO2 by ultraviolet fluorescence SO2 analyzer : standard operating procedure

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This document is a standard operating procedure for measuring Sulphur Dioxide concentration in ambient air environment. The use of the ultraviolet fluorescence SO2 analyzers technology for... More ≫

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This document is a standard operating procedure for measuring Sulphur Dioxide concentration in ambient air environment. The use of the ultraviolet fluorescence SO2 analyzers technology for measuring ambient SO2 is the basis of this SOP. Staff from Alberta Environment and Parks, Airsheds and other organizations across Alberta monitoring SO2 concentration under the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring will benefit from this SOP. The SOP also ensures consistency and comparability of SO2 data collected across monitoring programs across Alberta. Future revisions to this SOP will reflect any technology updates.

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Red Deer fine particulate matter response implementation : progress report 2016-2018

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Highlights progress made in implementing the Red Deer Region Fine Particulate Matter Response. In 2016, Alberta Environment and Parks and members of the Red Deer Air Quality Advisory Committee... More ≫

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Highlights progress made in implementing the Red Deer Region Fine Particulate Matter Response. In 2016, Alberta Environment and Parks and members of the Red Deer Air Quality Advisory Committee developed three priority objectives to implement management actions to reduce fine particulate matter levels in the Red Deer Air Management Area. This report provides an update on the state of the management actions related to these three objectives.

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2016 MAML Horse River wildfire hourly data

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Hourly data collected by Alberta Environment and Parks using a mobile atmospheric monitoring laboratory (MAML) as part of emergency response monitoring during the 2016 Horse River Wildfire.

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Interim approach to the implementation of the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards in the Red Deer and North Saskatchewan air zones

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This resource provides guidance on air quality management to meet Alberta's commitment to implementing the national Air Quality Management System. Alberta Environment and Parks is advancing the... More ≫

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This resource provides guidance on air quality management to meet Alberta's commitment to implementing the national Air Quality Management System. Alberta Environment and Parks is advancing the Red Deer Regional Plan and North Saskatchewan Regional Plan, and the associated air quality management frameworks, to ensure that Alberta can meet its national commitments prior to the completion of the regional planning process. This interim approach is a collaborative performance management system developed by Environment and Parks to manage the cumulative effects of point and non-point sources on air quality in the regions. Air quality management frameworks for the Red Deer and North Saskatchewan regions developed under a regional plan will supersede this interim approach.

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Evaluation of the Fort Air Partnership passive monitoring sites : summary of findings

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The Fort Air Partnership (FAP) is a not-for-profit multi-stakeholder organization with members from industry, government, and the public. FAP operates an air quality monitoring network in an area... More ≫

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The Fort Air Partnership (FAP) is a not-for-profit multi-stakeholder organization with members from industry, government, and the public. FAP operates an air quality monitoring network in an area northeast of Edmonton in and around Alberta’s Industrial Heartland, including the towns of Bon Accord, Bruderheim, Fort Saskatchewan, Gibbons, Lamont, and Redwater. FAP currently operates a network of 57 passive monitoring sites within its air monitoring network which provide monthly average concentrations of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and/or sulphur dioxide (SO2). This report provides an evaluation summary and recommendations on the FAP passive monitoring network. Reductions to the SO2 and H2S monitoring networks were recommended in areas where sites were identified as statistically similar, while still providing spatially representative monitoring.

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