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Characterizing Wood Smoke
11Thinking about Community Science Projects led me to this thesis by UNBC Grad Student, Gail Millar in 2006. She did some mobile sampling in Terrace, Telkwa, Smithers, Houston and Burns Lake. She looks…
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Air Pollution in 1969
12In Austrailia, old but still relevant – thanks Bryan! Air pollution is basically caused by man’s insatiable demand for energy—it is during the process of generating energy, whether in the form of heat,…
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Comments for the BV Research Centre
36Tuesday night’s presentation by John Vaillant was very good and thank-you to Janet Harris, the Tremblay’s and the BVRC team for coordinating this event. I must say I was disappointed to find John’s…
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How much of last year were you exposed to poor air quality?
1,180Smoke density of zero PM2.5 is desirable and possible. We often get these readings at different times of the year. Why should we settle for an average PM2.5 much higher? Pages 2 and…
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Outdoor Air Quality and Health
483A presentation from Paula Tait, Health & Resource Development Technical Advisor, Northern Health. We were grateful to have this presentation provided Dec. 8th, 2023. Highlights include a background on primary pollutants versus secondary…
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Cheap Home Air Filters
602CLick here for the previous post Just in MERVE 13 Filters – High Quality, smoke filters for homes. They easily tape to a box fan and clean up a room in no time!…
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Smithers AQHI
843Smithers Real Time AQHI .style=”border:none;height:=350px” border=”0″ width=”390″ height=”450″> Mixed messages? The graphic above is a live link to the SMithers Air Quality Health Index. Smithers AQHI at this moment July 13,23 2:30pm is…
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Health Services and Messaging
877 From the BC Centre for Disease Control: Different agencies provide information on current air quality across theprovince using a range of tools. Wildfire smoke, like wood burning appliances is a complex mixture…
