Air quality science refers to the study of air pollution – not only the pollutants themselves, but also how they behave in the atmosphere. It includes the monitoring and evaluation of pollutants and their concentrations in the ambient air. It also includes inventories of emissions from their many sources, forecasts of future emissions and their resulting concentrations in the air through computer modelling. Monitoring of atmospheric conditions and local meteorology is also very important in understanding how pollutants move through the air.
Links to reports and more detailed information:
- Air Quality 101
- Air Toxics
- Objectives and Standards in BC and Canada
- Options for Updating Air Quality Objectives
- Sea-to-Sky Airshed Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Report: 1984-2001
- Whistler Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Report for PM10 & Ozone: 1997-2001
- Garibaldi Highlands Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Report for PM10:2002-2005
- Brackendale Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Report for PM2.5 and PM10:2002-2003
- Pemberton Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Report for PM2.5 and PM10:2005-2006