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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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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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Ambient air monitoring performance specification standards : continuous analyzers

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Performance specification standards have been developed as part of the revision and update of the Alberta Air Monitoring Directive. The specification standard sheets were designed to provide a... More ≫

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Performance specification standards have been developed as part of the revision and update of the Alberta Air Monitoring Directive. The specification standard sheets were designed to provide a reference for approved methods and minimum performance specifications to assure the consistency and reliability of continuous ambient air quality measurement in the province. Each specification standard sheet includes the following categories: field of application; air monitoring objectives; operational methods; minimum specifications; operational requirements; calibration requirements; reporting requirements; and additional information.

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Capital Region air quality management framework for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) : 2013 ambient air quality assessment summary report

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Ambient air quality assessment summary reports are produced annually under the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework. The purpose of these reports is to assign an ambient air quality... More ≫

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Ambient air quality assessment summary reports are produced annually under the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework. The purpose of these reports is to assign an ambient air quality level to each monitoring station in the Capital Region for the Framework's four contaminants of concern. The 2013 assessment summary report contains level assignments for : NO2 and SO2 based on the 2013 data; and for PM2.5 and O3 based on the 2010-2012 data period.

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Capital Region air quality management framework for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) : 2012 ambient air quality assessment summary report

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Ambient air quality assessment summary reports are produced annually under the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework. The purpose of these reports is to assign an ambient air quality... More ≫

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Ambient air quality assessment summary reports are produced annually under the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework. The purpose of these reports is to assign an ambient air quality level to each monitoring station in the Capital Region for the Framework's four contaminants of concern. The 2012 assessment summary report contains level assignments for : NO2 and SO2 based on the 2012 data; and for PM2.5 and O3 based on the 2009-2011 data period.

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Capital Region air quality management framework for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3) : 2011 ambient air quality assessment summary report

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Ambient air quality assessment summary reports are produced annually under the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework. The purpose of these reports is to assign an ambient air quality... More ≫

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Ambient air quality assessment summary reports are produced annually under the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework. The purpose of these reports is to assign an ambient air quality level to each monitoring station in the Capital Region for the Framework's four contaminants of concern. The 2011 assessment summary report contains level assignments for : NO2 and SO2 based on the 2011 data; and for PM2.5 and O3 based on the 2008-2010 data period.

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Capital Region air quality management framework for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), fine particulate matter (PM25) and ozone (O3) : backgrounder, ambient air quality, assessment summary reports

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This Backgrounder provides the context for each annual Assessment Summary Report with: information about the air monitoring framework boundaries and monitoring stations for the Capital region;... More ≫

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This Backgrounder provides the context for each annual Assessment Summary Report with: information about the air monitoring framework boundaries and monitoring stations for the Capital region; descriptions of nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, fine particulate matter and ozone and their triggers, limits and levels.

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Capital Region : managing air quality for nitrogen dioxide (no2), sulphur dioxide (so2), fine particulate matter (pm2.5) and ozone (o3)

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This two-page fact sheet provides an overview of the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework, which outlines a cumulative effects approach for managing ambient air quality in the Capital... More ≫

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This two-page fact sheet provides an overview of the Capital Region Air Quality Management Framework, which outlines a cumulative effects approach for managing ambient air quality in the Capital Region. The goal of the framework is to manage nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide, fine particulate matter, and ozone in the region and to provide clarity for all emitters about operating requirements for emissions management.

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Technical supporting document for the Capital Region air quality management framework

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The Framework describes a cumulative effects management approach to four contaminants of concern: Nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, fine particulate matter and ozone. The Frame work adopted... More ≫

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The Framework describes a cumulative effects management approach to four contaminants of concern: Nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, fine particulate matter and ozone. The Frame work adopted particulate matter and ozone trigger values set by the Clean Air Strategic Alliance's Particulate Matter and Ozone Management Framework. This Technical Supporting Document describes the setting of trigger values for nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide.

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Capital Region air quality management framework for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone (O3)

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This framework outlines a cumulative effects approach for managing ambient air quality in the Capital Region. It uses four ambient air quality levels and sets management and investigation... More ≫

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This framework outlines a cumulative effects approach for managing ambient air quality in the Capital Region. It uses four ambient air quality levels and sets management and investigation triggers, which signal the need for specific action at regional or local scale before pollutants may become harmful to human or environmental health. The goal of this approach is to manage nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide, fine particulate matter, and ozone in the region and to provide clarity for all emitters about operating requirements for emissions management that may be necessary to respond to cumulative impacts of these contaminants.

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