Atlantic Region Atlantic Region Ozone and PM Ozone and PM

Measurement NetworkMeasurement Network

S. Beauchamp, D. Waugh, R. S. Beauchamp, D. Waugh, R. Tordon, K. NicholsonTordon, K. Nicholson

MSC-AMSC-A

Atlantic Region Ozone NetworkAtlantic Region Ozone Network• 30 operational ozone sites 30 operational ozone sites

• 6 operated by MSC-A6 operated by MSC-A

• 10 MSC-A joint operation10 MSC-A joint operation

• data QC data QC NAPS NAPS

• 4 NF (1 proposed)4 NF (1 proposed)• 2 PEI (1 proposed)2 PEI (1 proposed)• 9 NS (1 proposed)9 NS (1 proposed)• 15 NB15 NB

Campobello

Blissville

St Andrews

Saint John West

Canterbury

MAINE

St Leonard

Dayton

QUEBEC

Norton

CustomsPoint Lepreau

NBFredericton

Wellington

Lower Newcastle

Lemeque

Moncton

PEI

HalifaxAylesford

Forest Hills

Kejimkujik

Fundy Park

Kentville

CharlottetownSydney

Pictou

NS

Sable Island

Ozone Sites

Atlantic Region Ozone sites (June 2003)

Cornerbrook

St John's

MountPearl

Grand Falls-Windsor

NF

Atlantic Region Ozone NetworkAtlantic Region Ozone Network

Objective:Objective:

• supports AQPPsupports AQPP• supports AQI'ssupports AQI's• outreach (AIRNOW)outreach (AIRNOW)• climatology/trend analysisclimatology/trend analysis• transboundary transport transboundary transport • model dev./evaluationmodel dev./evaluation• CWS achievement assess.CWS achievement assess.• modeling for CWS modeling for CWS

achievementachievement• forestry/crop studiesforestry/crop studies• regional health studiesregional health studies

Atlantic Region PMAtlantic Region PM2.52.5 Network Network

MAINE

St Andrews

Edmondston

QUEBEC

Fredericton

NB

Halifax

Moncton

Forest Hills

Kejimkujik

AylesfordNS

PEI

Wabush

Labrador City

SydneyCharlottetown

Sable Island

Pictou

Southampton

Atlantic Region PM2.5 sites (June 2003)

FRM Sites

Cornerbrook

Stephenville

NF

proposed TEOM PM 2.5 Sites

BAM PM 2.5 Sites proposed

Grand Falls-Windsor

MountPearl

Come-by-ChanceSt John's

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• 17 PM17 PM2.52.5 operational sites operational sites • 5 operated by MSC-A5 operated by MSC-A• TEOM, BAM, DicotTEOM, BAM, Dicot

• data QC data QC NAPS NAPS

• 2 rural PM speciation sites 2 rural PM speciation sites • 2 urban PM speciation 2 urban PM speciation

sites (proposed)sites (proposed)

• 5 NF (3 proposed)5 NF (3 proposed)• 1 PEI (1 proposed)1 PEI (1 proposed)• 6 NS (1 proposed)6 NS (1 proposed)• 5 NB (1 proposed)5 NB (1 proposed)

Atlantic Regional PM NetworkAtlantic Regional PM Network

Objectives:Objectives:

• support to AQPPsupport to AQPP• support to AQIsupport to AQI• outreach (AIRNOW)outreach (AIRNOW)• CWS achievementCWS achievement• climatology/trend analysisclimatology/trend analysis• transboundary transport:transboundary transport: trajectory analysis (PSCF)trajectory analysis (PSCF)• model dev/evaluationmodel dev/evaluation• modeling for CWS modeling for CWS

achievementachievement• regional health studiesregional health studies

St. Andrews

Top 25% PM2.5SL-PSCF - All Seasons

0.8 to 10.7 to 0.80.65 to 0.70.6 to 0.650.55 to 0.60.5 to 0.550.45 to 0.50.4 to 0.450.35 to 0.40.3 to 0.350.25 to 0.30.2 to 0.250.15 to 0.20.1 to 0.150.05 to 0.10 to 0.05

Ozone and PM DataOzone and PM Data

Research Links:Research Links:

• BAQSBAQS• Intensives: NARE, NARSTO, Intensives: NARE, NARSTO,

ICARTTICARTT• winter dispersionwinter dispersion• wood burning (NEG/ECP)wood burning (NEG/ECP)• impacts offshore oil and gas impacts offshore oil and gas

development/ marine development/ marine emissions emissions

• regional health studiesregional health studies• forest fires/ dustforest fires/ dust• EA (CEAA, SARA)EA (CEAA, SARA)

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Percentage of Ozone Exceedances vs Weekday for the Atlantic Provinces (1980-2002)

Thank You …

Keith PuckettMaris LusisDave MacTavishTom DannLuc WhiteCNSOPBSIPTNS DELNB DELGPEI DEENL DECMaine DEP

… and many others