B.C. Air Quality

Guidance on Application of Provincial Air Quality Criteria for PM2.5
May 2009

This report is intended to guide implementation of the new Provincial Air Quality Objectives for PM2.5, which the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport adopted in April 2009. It gives an overview of how air quality criteria are considered in regional decision making. It also focuses on applying the new PM2.5 criteria to decisions on authorizations, air quality advisories and airshed planning.
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