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Air Quality in the Kamloops Airshed

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Here is a brief overview of key factors impacting air quality in the City of Kamloops and surrounding area. Two air pollutants that pose the most serious health risks to residents are Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5) and Ground-Level Ozone (GLO).

In 2012 the City of Kamloops prepared the report What is in the Air We Breathe? as part of the development of the Airshed Management Plan. Check out both publications to learn about challenges and opportunities related to air quality improvement. Unless otherwise noted, information on this page is based on What is in the Air We Breathe? and guidelines from the Southern Interior Air Zone Report (2011-2013).

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Photo above: hpbfotos

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The Kamloops Airshed (indicated above) is defined by the topography of the valley, and generally extends from Campbell Creek in the east, to the airport in the west, north to Rayleigh, and south to the height of land in Knutsford and above Barnhartvale. Photo credit: “Air boundary,” courtesty of Ralph Adams, Ministry of Environment (from page 2, figure 4 of What is in the Air We Breathe?).

Particulate Matter

Particulate Matter

 What is it? posted on 12:50 PM, June 7, 2016
 What are the human health concerns? posted on 12:50 PM, June 7, 2016
 What are the sources? posted on 12:49 PM, June 7, 2016
 What are the levels? posted on 9:30 AM, June 7, 2016
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Ground-level Ozone

Ground-level Ozone

 What is it? posted on 9:38 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the human health concerns? posted on 9:37 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the sources? posted on 9:37 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the levels? posted on 9:36 AM, June 7, 2016
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Nitrogen Oxides

Nitrogen Oxides

 What are they? posted on 9:47 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the human health concerns? posted on 9:47 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the sources? posted on 9:46 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the levels? posted on 9:46 AM, June 7, 2016
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Sulphur Dioxide

Sulphur Dioxide

 What is it? posted on 9:51 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the human health concerns? posted on 9:50 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the sources? posted on 9:49 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the levels? posted on 9:49 AM, June 7, 2016
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Other Pollutants: VOCs and Odorous Reduced Sulphur Gases

Other Pollutants: VOCs and Odorous Reduced Sulphur Gases

 What are they? posted on 9:56 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the human health concerns? posted on 9:54 AM, June 7, 2016
 What are the sources? posted on 9:53 AM, June 7, 2016
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Looking to learn more about Air Quality? See Air Quality Resources.

About the Fraser Basin Council

The Fraser Basin Council (FBC) is a charitable non-profit organization that brings people together to advance sustainability in British Columbia.

Where We Work

We are grateful to live and work on the unceded ancestral territories of the Indigenous Nations of British Columbia.

Our Vision

Social well-being supported by a vibrant economy and sustained by a healthy environment.

Strategic Priorities

At the Fraser Basin Council, our strategic priorities are to take action on climate change, support healthy watersheds and water resources, and build sustainable and resilient communities.

With our partners, we work on a range of collaborative, multi-sector initiatives, such as those focused on flood management, community wildfire planning, air quality improvement, energy-efficient buildings, green transportation (including the uptake of electric vehicles and expansion of charging infrastructure), watershed planning and youth-driven climate action projects.

FBC Program Sites

Plug in BC:
www.pluginbc.ca

Emotive:
www.emotivebc.ca

ReTooling for Climate Change:
www.retooling.ca

FBC Youth:
fbcyouthprogram.ca

Climate Action Toolkit:
www.toolkit.bc.ca 

Salmon-Safe BC
www.salmonsafe.ca

Realizing UNDRIP Initiative
www.realizingundrip.ca

Contact Us

FBC staff work from our Vancouver, Kamloops, Williams Lake and Prince George offices, and from several other locations.

To reach us, see FBC Offices and FBC Staff or contact our administration office:

Fraser Basin Council
1st Floor, 470 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5

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