A very useful body of information is available from the Province of BC at their bcairquality.ca site. Real time pollution readings, archived pollution and weather readings and many reports on air pollution can all be found there. Recommended.
Over the years the Airshed Management Society has generated a lot of documents, both for internal use and for reporting and issues. See our collection here and remember you can search this archive from the search box on the front page and this page.
November 21, 2013
Skeena Wild Air Quality Report
Skeena Wild Air Quality Report..Air Advisory: The Air Quality Impacts of Liquefied Natural Gas operations Proposed for Kitimat B.C.
November 21, 2013
Air Quality Teaching Guides
Ready-to-use graphic materials, articles, tools, guides and activities that can help you organize an education unit on air quality. Use this for the classroom, youth groups, science fairs, home schooling and more.
November 11, 2013
Wood Burning Appliances
Municipal government actions to Reduce Emissions from Wood Burning Appliances are many. Here we reference inventories, workshops and bylaws in the Province and the airshed.
November 11, 2013
Enablers and Barriers to Large-Scale Uptake of Improved Solid Fuel Stoves: A Systematic Review .pdf here
Air Quality Planning and Control Agencies
Prince George air improvement round tables, societies and events. Also a reference to other global agencies.
November 11, 2013
Health Effects of cigarette-smoke, wood smoke and smoke from other sources.
A collection of health related postings and recent announcements.
November 11, 2013
Welcome to the Idle-Free Zone
Reduce poor air quality by reducing vehicle idling. Links to ready-to-use graphic materials, articles, tools and templates that can help you organize a public education campaign at your workplace or develop a larger-scale awareness and outreach campaign in your community.
October 10, 2013
An environmental engineer turned environmental epidemiologist.
Her research interests lie at any intersection between public health and environmental exposures. Sarah leads the data analyses and study design for a wide variety of projects in Environmental Health Services at the BCCDC.
October 10, 2013
Current Research: Department of Medicine & Atmospheric Science Programme, UBC
Research Interests • Air pollution exposure assessment and health effects • Transportation and air quality • Air quality in Asia • Biomass air pollution • Built environnment and health • Indoor air pollution • Particulate air pollution
October 10, 2013
Current Research Projects, Simon Fraser University
Wood Stove Exchange Program: a study of wood stove smoke emissions in and around the home…
October 10, 2013
“Outdoor air pollution a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths”
This is the first time that experts have classified outdoor air pollution as a cause of cancer….
October 10, 2013
Air Pollution: A Law and Policy Primer
The legal and policy framework that governs air quality issues is almost as complex as the science of air pollution itself.
March 3, 2013
Open Burning and the Smoke Management Plan
Articles related to guides on Open Burning and Smoke Management planning. Also access the minutes and proceedings from the annual Burn Operators Forums.
December 12, 2012
BVLD Air Quality Assessment
This 73 page report was commissioned by the Ministry of Environment and submitted March 28, 2002. Researched and produced by Christine Rigby, this report is an excellent resource for anyone interested in learning more about local air quality conditions and gaining insight into the science behind related policy and program decisions.
June 6, 2012
BVLD Airshed Management Plan: A Community Action Plan for Clean Air (2012)
As such, this BVLD Airshed Management Plan 2012 is a living document. It builds on previous work (see acknowledgements), it provides a comprehensive documentation of current airshed planning strategies, and it offers a strong foundation on which to continuously build for the future. This living document is for all BVLD citizens who are concerned about the quality of the air we breathe and its stewardship, to stakeholder groups involved in economic and governance activities that can affect clean air, and to educators and researchers in air quality and human health.
March 3, 2007
Newpro Emissions Characterization Report
Evergreen Engineering (Evergreen) was contracted by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment (the MOE) to research and report on the characteristics of air emissions from particleboard plants in North America. Evergreen’s interpretation of the overall goal of the project was to help the MOE better understand air contaminant emission mechanisms and control technologies so that it might appropriately regulate and permit the operations of the Northern Engineered Wood Products’ (Newpro) particleboard plant in Smithers, BC.
August 8, 2006
Town of Smithers Wood Burning Appliance Smoke Control Bylaw 1520
A Bylaw to regulate Wood Burning Appliances and the fuels used in order to enhance air quality within the Town of Smithers
July 7, 2006
District of Houston Open Burning and Air Quality Bylaw 947
The Council of the District of Houston has the authority, pursuant to the Community Charter, to regulate in regard to the protection, promotion or preservation of the health of individuals and the maintenance of sanitary conditions in the municipality
March 3, 2002
A Guide to Residential Wood Heating
This guide is part of a series of buyer’s guides on renewable energy systems for residential use. If you are thinking about buying a wood-heating appliance or already heat your home with wood, you may be one of 3 million Canadian households that appreciate the ambience and warmth of wood heat. Wood heating has a long history in Canada and, with new available technologies, more households are returning to wood for renewable energy. Wood-heating technologies have changed a lot in the past decade. Today’s advanced combustion systems burn more cleanly and efficiently than ever.
November 12, 2018