Québec Integrated Air Quality network

Midterm review

Oct. 25-26-27 2004

Objectives

Air Quality Index reporting

Trends

PM and ozone mapping

Air quality forecasting (Info-Smog)

Canada wide Standards for O3 and PM2.5

Others (pop. exposure, intercomparison, environmental assessment, transboundary influence, etc.)

2004 Air Quality network

St-AnicetSt-Anicet

Site location: Agricultural area. Upwind of Site location: Agricultural area. Upwind of Montreal. CORE site.Montreal. CORE site.Continuous measurements:Continuous measurements:

OO33, PM, PM2.52.5, NO, NO, NO, NOyy, CO, met., CO, met.

Air quality samplers:Air quality samplers:PMPM2.52.5 speciation, VOC, aldehydes speciation, VOC, aldehydes

Other CORE measurements:Other CORE measurements:COCO22 and Hg flux, Hg and toxics (air and precip) and Hg flux, Hg and toxics (air and precip)

Objectives: Research, CWS, AQFcst, AQI, Objectives: Research, CWS, AQFcst, AQI, transboundary influence, trendstransboundary influence, trends

L’AssomptionL’AssomptionSite location: Suburban with agricultural Site location: Suburban with agricultural activities . Downwind of Montreal.activities . Downwind of Montreal.

Continuous measurements:Continuous measurements:OO33, PM, PM2.52.5, CO, met., CO, met.

Air quality samplers:Air quality samplers:VOC, aldehydesVOC, aldehydes

Objectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, Impact of Objectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, Impact of MontrealMontreal

Rivière-des-PrairiesRivière-des-PrairiesSite location: Residential area. Downwind of Site location: Residential area. Downwind of Montreal. Highly influenced by woodsmoke. Montreal. Highly influenced by woodsmoke. Partner: Ville de MontréalPartner: Ville de MontréalContinuous measurements:Continuous measurements:

OO33, PM, PM2.52.5 (BAM-SH, TEOM-SES, TEOM-FDMS), PAH (BAM-SH, TEOM-SES, TEOM-FDMS), PAH analyzer, CO, met.analyzer, CO, met.

Air quality samplers:Air quality samplers:VOC, aldehydes, PAH, Dichot partisolVOC, aldehydes, PAH, Dichot partisol

Objectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, Impact of Objectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, Impact of Montreal, population exposure, woodsmoke Montreal, population exposure, woodsmoke study, PM intercomparison sitestudy, PM intercomparison site

L’AcadieL’AcadieSite location: Agricultural area. Crosswind of Site location: Agricultural area. Crosswind of Montreal. Richelieu valley (North end of the Lake Montreal. Richelieu valley (North end of the Lake Champlain watershed). Partner: MENV, Vermont Champlain watershed). Partner: MENV, Vermont statestate

Continuous measurements:Continuous measurements:OO33, PM, PM2.52.5 (BAM-SH, TEOM-SES), NO (BAM-SH, TEOM-SES), NOxx, met., met.

Air quality samplers:Air quality samplers:FRM (analysis done by Vermont lab)FRM (analysis done by Vermont lab)

Objectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, transboundary Objectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, transboundary influence, PM intercomparison siteinfluence, PM intercomparison site

St-FaustinSt-FaustinSite location: Forested area. Crosswind of Site location: Forested area. Crosswind of Montreal. Elevated site (Laurentians, 411Montreal. Elevated site (Laurentians, 411  m m ASL). Partner: MENVASL). Partner: MENV

Continuous measurements:Continuous measurements:OO33, PM, PM2.52.5, met., met.

Air quality samplers:Air quality samplers:NoneNone

Objectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, background Objectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, background sitesite

LemieuxLemieuxSite location: Agricultural area (cranberry Site location: Agricultural area (cranberry fields). Mid way between Montreal and fields). Mid way between Montreal and Quebec CityQuebec City

Continuous measurements:Continuous measurements:OO33, PM, PM2.52.5, met., met.

Air quality samplers:Air quality samplers:VOCVOC

Objectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, trendsObjectives: CWS, AQFcst, AQI, trends

Real time dataReal time dataHourly download and transfer to AIRNOW (ozone Hourly download and transfer to AIRNOW (ozone and PM mapping, SQCN bulletins)and PM mapping, SQCN bulletins)

MENV Air Quality Index web site (updated hourly)MENV Air Quality Index web site (updated hourly)

Hourly comparison against Air Quality forecast Hourly comparison against Air Quality forecast (Automatic system watch)(Automatic system watch)

Air quality forecast – data assimilationAir quality forecast – data assimilation

Available for QC Region emergency response teamAvailable for QC Region emergency response team

Displayed in regional EP office (updated hourly)Displayed in regional EP office (updated hourly)

QA/QCQA/QCHourly comparison against Air quality Hourly comparison against Air quality forecast (Automatic system watch)forecast (Automatic system watch)

Daily zero/span except for PMDaily zero/span except for PM

CO: hourly zero (base line drift CO: hourly zero (base line drift compensation)compensation)

Daily download for QA/QC (complete raw Daily download for QA/QC (complete raw data) data)

Audited twice a yearAudited twice a year

Validated twice a yearValidated twice a year

Other AQ sites operated by EC-QROther AQ sites operated by EC-QR

CAPMoNCAPMoN MinganMingan FrelighsburgFrelighsburg ChapaisChapais Lac ÉdouardLac Édouard La Grande IVLa Grande IV

ResearchResearch KuujjuarapikKuujjuarapik Baie St-François Baie St-François YamaskaYamaska

VarennesVarennes