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Dust Advisory Over

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 @ 1:14 PM

Prince George, B.C. – The Dust Advisory  for Prince George has been cancelled.

Ministry of the Environment Meteorologist Dennis Fudge says levels of  coarse particulate, (PM10)  have dropped significantly.

The provincial air quality objective for coarse particles, PM10, is 50 micrograms per cubic metre, averaged over 24 hours. The 24 hour PM10 rolling average was 46 µg/m3 at the Plaza 400 downtown, 32 µg/m3 at College Heights and 71 µg/m3 at BCR at  noon today.    

Fudge says  although the rolling average  at the BCR site is  still high,  the hourly  numbers are much lower,  in the 28-30 µg/m3  range.  He says the rolling average remains  high at that site because there were significant  peaks last evening at the BCR, and it will take time for the low hourly figures to have an impact on that 24 hour rolling average.

As for fine particulate, PM2.5, the provincial  objective is 25 micrograms per cubic metre, averaged over 24 hours. The 24 hour PM2.5 rolling average was 11 µg/m3 at the Plaza 400 downtown site and 9 µg/m3 at College Heights at  noon.

The cancellation of the  air quality advisory means  the  City’s  Free Fare  for Clean Air free transit rides, will come to an end at midnight tonight.

Comments

They’re kidding right?

When will they clean the streets!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is still winter here , you need to have patience, slow down,, look around ,, take a deep breathe ,life is good here compared to the rest of the world . There are many more important things too cause grief than a dirty street ,, don’t you think ? ) cheers

Sweepers and water trucks have been working the Hill on Ospika in the southbound lanes for two days. All they have done is spread the dirt all over both lanes. Someone down there needs to take a look at the piss poor performance we are getting from our street sweepers. They are supposed to pick it up not spread it all over the damn place. Who is running this show anyway?

A prison chain gang with brooms would do a better job.

I have three extra brooms,,, prisoners please .

lots of willing guys up on the hill

I like the idea. It’s a win, win. All we need is some brooms, some willing prisoners and a DraGunmaster on 1 sunnyday. Problem solved.

monkey doo, your right. Lots of people complaining about a lot of petty things.

We live in a pretty nice part of the world. no earthquakes, no tsunami, no major floods, no hurricanes and tornados
no poisonous insects. we got it pretty good. bit cold in the winter, and a few misquitos in the spring.

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