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Alberta air zones report 2017-2019

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This report is Alberta’s sixth annual report on the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS). The report summarizes the CAAQS status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of... More ≫

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This report is Alberta’s sixth annual report on the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS). The report summarizes the CAAQS status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone measured in the years 2017, 2018, and 2019.

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Alberta air zones report 2016-2018

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This report is Alberta’s fifth annual report on the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS). The report summarizes the CAAQS status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of... More ≫

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This report is Alberta’s fifth annual report on the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS). The report summarizes the CAAQS status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone measured in the years 2016, 2017, and 2018.

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Alberta air zones report 2015-2017

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This report is Alberta’s fourth annual report on the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS). The report summarizes the CAAQS status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of... More ≫

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This report is Alberta’s fourth annual report on the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS). The report summarizes the CAAQS status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone measured in the years 2015, 2016, and 2017.

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Alberta Air Quality Notification Protocol : what you need to know

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This information sheet provides information on how notification, assessment, and communication of air quality events occur in Alberta. It is also intended to increase public awareness about the... More ≫

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This information sheet provides information on how notification, assessment, and communication of air quality events occur in Alberta. It is also intended to increase public awareness about the Air Quality Notification Protocol and to encourage the public to sign up for Environment Canada’s EC Alert Me and WeatherCAN app, as well as the Government of Alberta’s Air Quality Health Index app.

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Alberta air zones report 2014-2016

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This report assesses levels of fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone measured in Alberta in the years 2014, 2015, and 2016 and determines air quality management levels for each air zone... More ≫

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This report assesses levels of fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone measured in Alberta in the years 2014, 2015, and 2016 and determines air quality management levels for each air zone for the 2014-2016 assessment period. It is the third annual report on the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards for Alberta.

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Horse River Wildfire response : environmental monitoring, public health assessment and ecological screening technical summary document

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This report was prepared to assess whether the soil and air quality in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas met ecological and human health guidelines during the response to the Horse River... More ≫

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This report was prepared to assess whether the soil and air quality in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas met ecological and human health guidelines during the response to the Horse River Wildfire of 2016 and after clean-up of the debris and damage that remained. The first part of the report includes high-level summaries from literature reviews on the contaminants of potential concerns from wildfire smoke and ash and their impacts on soil and human health. The second part includes the identification of potential risks to human and ecological health from ash and soil in fire affected areas, a health risk assessment of potential ash migration into residential gardens, an overview of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's remedial program, and a post-cleanup health risk assessment based on the post remedial soil sampling program results.

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Capital Region particulate matter air modelling assessment : final report

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ENVIRON International Corporation and Novus Environmental performed the Capital Region Particulate Matter Air Modelling Assessment Study for the Alberta Environmental and Sustainable Resources... More ≫

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ENVIRON International Corporation and Novus Environmental performed the Capital Region Particulate Matter Air Modelling Assessment Study for the Alberta Environmental and Sustainable Resources Development (ESRD). The objective of the study is to develop a Photochemical Grid Model (PGM) modelling database for the Capital Region, which includes Edmonton and surrounding communities, that reproduces the observed winter elevated fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations sufficiently well that it can be a reliable tool for analyzing source contributions to elevated PM2.5 concentrations and evaluating the effects of alternative emission control strategies on elevated PM2.5 concentrations. To achieve these objectives, the study was conducted in four tasks: Task 1: Base Case Emission Inputs, Task 2: Meteorological Inputs, Task 3: Photochemical Grid Modelling and Model Performance Evaluation, Task 4: Conduct Scenarios

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Operation of ACCU system particulate matter sampler in ambient air in conjunction with the Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM)

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The ACCU System is an optional Automatic Cartridge Collection Unit apparatus that permits capture of particulate and gaseous samples in conjunction with the operation of the Tapered Element... More ≫

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The ACCU System is an optional Automatic Cartridge Collection Unit apparatus that permits capture of particulate and gaseous samples in conjunction with the operation of the Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM). The TEOM microprocessor controls the ACCU System and permits the operator to schedule timers to control the sampling times. The procedure described in this document is for the operation of the ACCU sampler in conjunction with TEOM operations within the NAPS and AENV networks.

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Standard operating procedure for Environmentally protected Beta Attenuation Monitor (E-BAM)

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The Environmentally protected Beta Attenuation Monitor (E-BAM) provides real time mass measurement of selected size particles in ambient air samples. This instrument is used in national and local... More ≫

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The Environmentally protected Beta Attenuation Monitor (E-BAM) provides real time mass measurement of selected size particles in ambient air samples. This instrument is used in national and local air monitoring networks to provide continuous data on the mass concentrations of various potential measurements including total suspended particulates (TSP), particulate matter (PM) of 10μm, 2.5μm, or 1μm aerodynamic diameter and less in ground level ambient air. The procedure described in this document is for the operation of E-BAM samplers reporting data to the NAPS and AENV network.

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Standard operating procedure for measurement of particulate matter in ambient air using the Partisol 2000H

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To obtain timely data for the purpose of air quality assessment, air quality trend reporting and to meet the requirements for inclusion of the data in provincial and national air quality... More ≫

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To obtain timely data for the purpose of air quality assessment, air quality trend reporting and to meet the requirements for inclusion of the data in provincial and national air quality databases, a method of analyzing particulate matter (PM) in ambient air is used. The commercially available Partisol™ Model 2000 low flow rate sampler consisting of a hub station and up to three satellite stations is used in this method.

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