Air Sampling To Start Today In Millar Addition

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 04:00 AM

Prince George, B.C.- The long awaited sampling of air in the Millar Addition will start today.

The Ministry of the Environment will be heading out to the Fort George Park area today to collect samples, this series of samples will be considered a “base” line of data with which other samples will be measured.

The sampling follows information released earlier this year that high levels of formaldehyde had been detected in previous samples. “Formaldehyde is just one of the things we will be looking for” says MoE Regional Manager Dean Cherkas, “There are 14 other compounds we will be looking for in the sample as well.”

The samples will be taken with a battery powered air sampling pump. The sample will be packaged, frozen and shipped to a lab at the University of British Columbia.

Cherkas says he hopes the results will be back within three weeks, and the information made public as soon as possible after that.

While no one wants to have a day with particularly bad air quality, that is exactly what is needed to collect samples which can be compared to the base line information that will be gathered today.

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Posted on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 04:00 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Outwest on May 26 2010 7:59 AM

Not today please ,wait for a windy Day, you do get the Results your looking for.

Posted by: BCRacer on May 26 2010 11:00 AM

I bet they have let all the major poluters know that this testing was going to happen, and they will also be notified in the future before testing....money doesn't talk...it yells realy loudly...
So now there will be little or no polution...
way to go BC Govt.

Posted by: Municca on May 26 2010 12:37 PM

There should be 5 random residents of this city witnessing the testing. Better yet, we should be getting independent testing done. I agree with BCRacer. They kept this from us before because they knew we were breathing toxic air. It would have meant stepping on industry and we all know that this government is in bed with them. This corrupt government can not be trusted with our health!!!!!

Posted by: metalman on May 26 2010 12:59 PM

Conspiracy theorize much?
metalman.

Posted by: Loki on May 26 2010 1:23 PM

As much as I enjoy the preposition, this is using a known good day for baseline testing. The air conditions (wind/turbulence, humidity) are such that there would not be any "poor" quality readings.

This way they know the minimum air shed loading of contaminants.

Posted by: BCRacer on May 26 2010 2:52 PM

no metalman not conspiracy theory...cover ups