Air Quality Advisory Issued

Tuesday, February 01, 2011 11:55 AM

Prince George, B.C. - The Ministry of Environment has issued an air quality advisory for Prince George...

Air Quality Meteorologist, Dennis Fudge, says an upper high pressure ridge moving over the region has trapped pollutants in the airshed...and some are at, or slightly above, the provincial objectives. Fudge says based on air quality data, the high levels are mainly due to a combination of wood smoke, emissions from industry, and road dust.

The objective for fine particulates, PM_2.5, is 25 micrograms per cubic metre averaged over 24-hours. As of 8am this morning, the level was 25 at the Plaza 400 downtown monitoring station and it was 26 in College Heights. The provincial objective for coarse particulates, PM₁₀,is 50 micrograms per cubic metre. The reading at the Plaza 400 was 57, it was 61 at the BCR, and 43 in College Heights.

Fudge says he expects the wind to pick up as the high pressure ridge moves through the region and conditions are expected to gradually improve overnight.

However, as part of the city's 'Free Fare for Clean Air', transit service wil be free tomorrow.

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Comments

Posted by: sun storm on February 1 2011 12:52 PM

Big joke....road dust...hey, we are in winter not summer now!! Got to be nuts to be living here!

Posted by: Mercenary on February 1 2011 3:58 PM

You ever think ol Dennis there 'fudges' the numbers from time to time?

Heh....thats a little joke :)

Posted by: Outwest on February 1 2011 6:19 PM

Came into the City this morning and it smells and not like Road Dust at all, not Wood Smoke either must be that other thing.

Posted by: verballabel on February 1 2011 7:01 PM

My car had dust all over it this afternoon. I don't think they are lying to cover something up.

Posted by: He spoke on February 1 2011 9:23 PM

Now what do I do, I have the wood stove all stoked up, warming my toes, and I read this. The diesel pick up truck is idling away, hmmmmm I wonder why in the middle of winter the air advisory is out. Hmmmmm, I guess we need to install a community heating system that runs on wood pellets, I bet that will reduce, a 100 tons.

Posted by: Oldun on February 1 2011 10:46 PM

My bio fuel wood stove is all nice and warm and the snowmobiles racing up and down my road are making way too much road dust and snow flies. Tis the silly season.
Oh Fudge it.

Posted by: He spoke on February 1 2011 11:01 PM

Better be careful, its cold out there, your going to freeze them wings off, you silly air fairies

Posted by: chrislivingdowntown on February 2 2011 12:07 AM

oh geez pg hotel crowd :()