Air Quality
This indicator examines trends in air quality related to the concentrations of fine particulate matter in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin. Fine particulate matter is one component of air quality, chosen because of its effect on human health and visibility.

References

The following links may provide helpful information and, with the exception of the US EPA, are located outside the EPA.gov domain.

1. Characterization of the Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Airshed Summary Report. 2004. Environment Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ISBN 0-662-37168-2. <http://www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/air/gb_ps_airshed/summary_e.htm>

2. Particulate Matter and Ozone Canada-Wide Standards. (PDF, 3pp., 12KB). 2000. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. <http://ccme.ca/assets/pdf/pm_ozone_backgrounder_e.pdf>

3. Characterization of the Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Airshed Summary Report. 2004. Environment Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ISBN 0-662-37168-2. <http://www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/air/gb_ps_airshed/summary_e.htm>

4. Environmental Protection Agency: Office of Transportation and Air Quality: Diesel Fuel. <http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/diesel/diesel.htm>

5. Port of Seattle: Cruise Seattle. <http://www.portseattle.org/seaport/cruise/> and Air Quality Management and the Significance of Marine Emissions in the Georgia Basin and Puget Sound. Mennell, M. Environment Canada, Pacific & Yukon Region. 2004

6. Airnow.Gov <http://www.airnow.gov>; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Health and Environmental Effects of Particulate Matter <http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/naaqsfin/pmhealth.html>; National Institutes of Health Report on Carcinogens, Eleventh Edition <http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/toc11.html>

7. American Lung Association of Washington. State of the Air in Washington 2004. <http://www.alaw.org/pdfs/state_of_the_air_in_washington_2004_report.pdf> (PDF, 12pp., 1.5MB)

8. British Columbia Lung Association. <http://www.bc.lung.ca/> 2005 State of the Air in British Columbia and Asthma in Canada

9. Report on Carcinogens, Eleventh Edition: U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service. National Toxicology Program <http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/toc11.html>

10. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Final Report: Puget Sound Air Toxics Evaluation. Keill Stanton, L. and Maykut, N. 2003. Produced by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency in conjunction with the Washington State Department of Health

11. BC Lung Association. <http://www.bc.lung.ca/> 2005. Health and Air Quality 2005 Phase 2: Valuation of Health Impacts from Air Quality in the Lower Fraser Valley Airshed. RWDI Consulting, for the BC Lung Association.

12. Environment Canada. 2002. The Impact of Visual Air Quality on Tourism Revenues in Greater Vancouver and the Lower Fraser Valley. McNeill, R. and Roberge, A.

13. BC Lung Association. <http://www.bc.lung.ca/> 2005. State of the Air in British Columbia.

14. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Timeline for Implementing the PM_2.5 Standards. <http://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations/documents/120/timeline.htm>

15. Characterization of the Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Airshed Summary Report. <http://www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/air/gb_ps_airshed/summary_e.htm> 2004. Environment Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ISBN 0-662-37168-2

16. Border Air Quality Strategy. <http://www.ec.gc.ca/cleanair-airpur/caol/canus/georgiabasin/tocSection5_e.cfm> Georgia Basin/Puget Sound International Airshed Strategy.

17. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency <http://www.pscleanair.org>

18. West Coast Collaborative <http://www.westcoastcollaborative.org>

19. BC Lung Association. <http://www.bc.lung.ca/> State of the Air British Columbia 2005.

20. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency: Diesel Solutions <http://www.pscleanair.org/dieselsolutions/schoolbus/index.shtml> and King County, Washington and Seattle City Light Joint Biodiesel Project <http://www.govlink.org/biodiesel>

21. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency: Overview of EPA's Emission Standards for Marine Engines <http://www.epa.gov/otaq/marine.htm> EPA 420-F-04-031

22. Environment Canada: Georgia Basin Action Plan <http://www.pyr.ec.gc.ca/georgiabasin/index_e.htm>

23. Washington State Department of Ecology, Air Quality Program: Woodstove – Fireplace Information <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/outdoor_woodsmoke/wood_Smoke_page.htm>

24. BC Lung Association.<http://www.bc.lung.ca/> State of the Air British Columbia 2005.

25. Environment Canada <http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html>

26. Environment Canada <http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html>

27. Final Report of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency PM_2.5 Stakeholder Group, p. 5. (PDF, 41pp., 260KB) <http://www.pscleanair.org/news/other/pm2_5_report.pdf>

28. 2000 Emissions Inventory for the Canadian Portion of the Lower Fraser Valley Airshed. November 2003. Greater Vancouver Regional District <http://www.gvrd.bc.ca> and Fraser Valley Regional District <http://www.fvrd.bc.ca/fvrd/>

29. Washington State Department of Ecology, Air Quality Program <http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/airhome.html>

 

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