AQ Advisory Issued
Prince George, B.C. – The smoke from wildfires, has sparked another Air Quality Advisory in Prince George.
The Ministry says smoke concentrations will vary widely as winds, fire behaviour and temperatures change.
Current hourly average PM2.5 concentrations are 35.1 micrograms per cubic metre, and the 24 hour average is 25.4 micrograms per cubic metre.
Persons with chronic underlying medical conditions should postpone strenuous exercise until the advisory is lifted. If you are experiencing symptoms such as continuing eye or throat irritation, chest discomfort, shortness of breath, cough or wheeze, follow the advice of your health care provider, particularly if you are elderly, have asthma, hay fever, breathing or lung conditions or if you react strongly to dust.
The City of Prince George’s Clean Air Bylaw prohibits all open burning, including backyard burning and land clearing burning. During advisories recreational fires and street sweeping activities are prohibited plus the use of wood-burning appliances, except for Sole Wood Burning Heat Users. Industry is asked to reduce emissions wherever possible during the air quality advisory.
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I don’t think this smell is just from wildfires in the area….it is here a lot and is pollution from mills and the raw sewage plant.
golfingirl I hate to be the bearer of bad news but 70% of the pollution here in town comes from personal vehicles and homes less than 9% of air pollution in PG is attributed to heavy industry.
Dearth I hate to be the bearer of facts and truths but at least 50% of all emissions come from industry and commercial use. I submit to you the following evidence from the Prince George Air Quality: Dispersion Model Study A Revision (Final Report) (Stantec, 2010); Pages 8 through 10:
The findings of this study indicate that, on average, three major sources contribute generally equal amounts of PM2.5 to the Plaza 400 site (Table 1 and Figure 3):
Pulp mill emissions (24-25%)
Wood-burning emissions (18-26%)
Mobile (including vehicle) emissions (22-24%)
Pages 9 through 10 go into more detail about sources, such as commercial fleet vehicles, locomotives, etc. Industry contributes way more than 9 % pollution to the local air shed by multiple factors.
http://princegeorge.ca/cityhall/mayorcouncil/councilagendasminutes/agendas/2011/2011_06_27/documents/pgair_plan.pdf
Why is it no one thinks of the hospital as a pollution source. They have a burner for all there garbage, organs etc , and they do it at night.
Just Burn the shit out of everything,,,,get rid of it,,,,Thats why I live here….really????
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