2011 2012 Prince George Neighbourhood Volatile Organic Compound - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2011 – 2012 Prince George Neighbourhood Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Sampling Program PG AIR Board Meeting August 27, 2013

• Collected 12 VOC samples from May 2011 – June 2012 during odour events • 194 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) measured • No screening levels for VOCs in BC, used levels from TX, ON, CA, AB • One compound exceeded a screening level = acrolein (max = 3.98 µ g/m 3 or 0.0017 ppm) August 27, 2013 2

0.1 ppm = 230 ug/m3 Irritant (100 – 200 ug/m3) smell CA EL August 27, 2013 3

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Recommendations • Additional sampling if requested by residents • Note: Environment Canada is currently monitoring VOCs in Prince George (National Air Pollution Surveillance program) August 27, 2013 5

Next Steps • PG Air collecting comments and suggestions • In conjunction, with the PG Air Research Working Group and other groups (e.g. Northern Health) discuss future research August 27, 2013 6