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B.C. Air Quality

Provincial Idle Reduction Initiative: Pledge to Be Idle Free!

Join the provincewide movement to take action against climate change and improve air quality. Pledge to be idle free!

Logo for Provincial Idle Reduction Initiative Image and link: Provincial Idle Reduction Initiative to improve air quality by reducing engine idling The Provincial Idle Reduction Initiative is aimed at helping British Columbian drivers to decrease unnecessary engine idling. If you’re going to be stopped for more than 10 seconds (except in traffic), turn off the engine.

New: 2005 B.C. Emissions Inventory

The 2005 British Columbia Emissions Inventory of Criteria Air Contaminants provides estimates of provincial air emissions for the year 2005. It includes emissions from mobile, area and point sources throughout the province.

Primer on Air Quality for B.C. Physicians

The BC Lung Association has released its Primer for BC Physicians and Resource for Informing Patients on Outdoor Air Quality. The primer provides physicians with a synthesis of the current medical understanding of air pollutants and recommends what can be done to reduce health impacts.

B.C.'s Air Quality Objectives

In April 2009, the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sports adopted new ambient air quality criteria for PM2.5. They include:

  • a 24-hour objective of 25 μg/m3;
  • an annual objective of 8 μg/m3; and
  • an annual voluntary planning goal of 6 μg/m3.

To guide implementation of these criteria, the ministry has released Guidance on Application of Provincial Air Quality Criteria for PM2.5 (PDF: 182 KB/18 pages).

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Vancouver: Clean Air and Smog

Vancouver in clean air and in smog