{"id":6,"date":"2017-11-13T20:20:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T20:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2023-02-07T16:25:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:25:43","slug":"managing-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/managing-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Air Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most days, air quality in the PAMZ region is good. But we do have air quality issues that require management.<\/p>\n

Alberta is part of a national Air Quality Management System<\/a>. It is a collaborative approach to reduce air pollution in Canada, contributing to improved human and environmental health. This system uses the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Objectives (CAAQS)<\/a> as standards for air quality management across the country.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Alberta Environment and Parks, in partnership with PAMZ and other regional stakeholders,  initiated the Red Deer Fine Particulate Matter Response<\/a> when air quality at the Red Deer Riverside air monitoring station exceeded national standards for fine particulate matter (PM2.5).<\/a> PM2.5<\/div>

Includes tiny particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 microns. Their small size allows them to make their way to the air sacs deep within the lungs where they may be deposited and result in adverse health effects.<\/div>\">PM2.5<\/span> is a pollutant of particular concern because it is linked to a variety of cardiac and respiratory diseases, and affects plant, soil and water health.<\/p>\n

In 2006, when levels of ozone<\/a> in the region exceeded the Canada Wide Standards (CWS), the predecessor to the CAAQS, PAMZ led the development and implementation of an Ozone Management Plan.<\/a> The plan’s with actions sought to reduce Ozone<\/div>

A strong smelling, pale blue, reactive toxic chemical gas consisting of three oxygen atoms. It is a product of the photochemical process involving the sun's energy and ozone precursors, such as hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen. Ozone exists in the upper atmosphere ozone layer (stratospheric ozone) as well as at the Earth's surface in the troposphere (ozone). Ozone in the troposphere is associated with numerous adverse health effects. It is a major component of smog.<\/div>\">ozone<\/span> levels so as not to exceed national standards in the future. Ozone<\/div>
A strong smelling, pale blue, reactive toxic chemical gas consisting of three oxygen atoms. It is a product of the photochemical process involving the sun's energy and ozone precursors, such as hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen. Ozone exists in the upper atmosphere ozone layer (stratospheric ozone) as well as at the Earth's surface in the troposphere (ozone). Ozone in the troposphere is associated with numerous adverse health effects. It is a major component of smog.<\/div>\">Ozone<\/span> is also a pollutant linked to adverse human health and environmental effects.<\/p>\n

These plans start to address air quality issues in the region. But the CAAQS will become more stringent in coming years and it will be challenging for Alberta’s air zones and Canada as a whole to meet the standards. If we want to keep our air quality good, we can’t take it for granted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most days, air quality in the PAMZ region is good. But we do have air quality issues that require management. Alberta is part of a national Air Quality Management System. It is a collaborative approach to reduce air pollution in Canada, contributing to improved human and environmental health. This system uses the Canadian Ambient Air […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3192,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-managing-quality.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2780,"href":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/2780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamz.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}