Provincial Ambient Air Quality Criteria for PM2.5: Ministry Intentions Paper
January 2008
This paper was written as part of the process of developing provincial ambient air quality criteria for PM2.5. It summarizes Ministry of Environment and government
goals, background information about
particulate matter and health concerns,
the process for establishing the criteria, and ministry intentions.
(PDF: 281 KB/7 pages)
In April 2009, B.C. adopted new air quality criteria for PM2.5, addressing objectives for 24-hour and annual averages, as well as longer-term planning goals. For more details, see New Ambient Air Quality Criteria for PM2.5.
To learn more about the how the PM2.5 criteria were developed (including reports), see New Ambient Air Quality Criteria for PM2.5: Development Process.
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