Road Dust/Fugitive Emissions Control Workshop, December 11, 2006 Mobile Air Monitoring A i r Q u a l i t y M o n i t o r i n g S p e c i a l i s t s E n v i r o n m e n t a l ROTEK
Performed by And D. Corr, Ph.D. Dept of Engineering Physics McMaster University For Clean Air Hamilton /City of Hamilton/ /MOE/EC A i r Q u a l i t y M o n i t o r i n g S p e c i a l i s t s E n v i r o n m e n t a l ROTEK
Good Intentions + Good Science + Good Process = Real Progress
Clean Air Hamilton Strategy Risk Management Approach Applied to Community Wide Actions Identify Problem Measure/Evaluate Prioritize Risks Inform Community Cooperative Actions
The Problem Sahsuvaroglu & Jerrett 2003 Health Impacts of Air Pollutants in Hamilton
Health Impacts in Hamilton – by Air Pollutant Sahsuvaroglu & Jerrett 2003
What We’d Expect to See (National Pollutant Release Inventory) Carbon Monoxide – 66% Transportation, 23% Industry Sulphur Dioxide – 92% Industry, 5% Transportation Nitrogen Oxides – 57% Transportation, 37% Industry PM 10 – 73% Open Sources/Road Dust, 18% Industry Note: MOE identified trackout/road dust resuspension as a major problem
Emission Sources by Regions in Hamilton Flamborough/ Waterdown East Mtn NE Ind Stny Crk
Mobile Command Centre
Instrument Rack Mounts
A/D Converter, Data Logger, GIS Software
Roof Mounting Sampling Intakes Gaseous/Particulate
GPS Head, Garmin 18, GIS Display
Trackout/Diesel Trucks 1.Particle inhalation 2.PM 10, PM 2.5, PM 1 Components 3.Photos 4.Sample Trace 5.Consolidated PM 10 Data 6.Comparison Previous Data
Particle Inhalation
Road Dust, Covariance 20xPM 1, 10xPM 2.5, PM 10
Trackout 13 Jan
Road Dust/Trackout 18 Locations Monitored, 14 Sources Identified Street Resident Criterion – 50 ug/m3 over 24 hrs
PM10 ROAD DUST Ben Garden, Savas Kanaroglou, Pat DeLuca, Spatial analysis Unit, McMaster University
Conclusions Survey for only short time period, in winter season, limited to specific areas. High levels of Airborne Particle Pollution due to Trackout/Resuspension were observed in 18 locations. 14 specific sources were identified. Resuspended Road Dust and Fugitive Emissions are very significant sources of Airborne Particle Pollution in Hamilton.
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