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Air Quality Advisory Continues

By 250 News

Friday, October 13, 2006 04:55 PM

 

Downtown Prince George lost in a smoggy haze.  (photo opinion250 staff)

The Air Qaulity Advisory continues as the levels of fine particulate are still too high.

Twenty-four hour levels were 56 at Downtown, 29 at College Heights and 61 at the BCR site at 4:00 this afternoon.

This Air Quality Advisory is expected to be in effect until late tomorrow morning, with an update to be provided tomorrow before noon. 

The Air Quality Health Index is sitting at 9, which is a "poor" rating.

 
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Comments

Comment Posted by: Chester on October 13 2006 8:27 PM
So, what is causing it? I walked to work before any traffic began to flow. It's not polution from vehicles. We woke up to it.

The blue haze today almost looked like smoke. So, what was the source? Comon you air quality watchdogs, what is causing it? Chester
Comment Posted by: Runner46 on October 13 2006 10:48 PM
http://www.airplaytoday.org/forecastall.htm


as of 9:00 p.m. tonight a HIGH HEALTH RISK..............


What exactly does that mean????
Comment Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on October 14 2006 6:50 AM
It means if you are sick and dying the air will do you no good.
Comment Posted by: LONGWORTH on October 15 2006 9:11 AM
An air inversion is trapping pollutants in the bowl area preventing them from dispersing.

This pollution is a combination of industrial emissions, heating emissions, and car/truck exhaust. Severely amplifying the problem is wood smoke from people who are burning slash piles, leaves & grass, or from folks who are still burning inefficient wood fireplaces and stoves.

Province should not be granting burn permits to anyone within the air shed during these periods. City should enforce ban on backyard burning, and look at implementing a plan to prevent the installation of non-EPA certified wood furnaces and boilers, and to force residents to upgrade their old inefficient wood burning appliances just as Houston and other cities have.