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5.3 PROTECTING THE VIEWS IN THE LOWER FRASER VALLEY Julie Saxton Air Quality and Climate Change The Visual Air Quality Issue Scenic vistas are highly prized by residents and visitors Visual Air Quality Visual air quality describes the effect


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PROTECTING THE VIEWS IN THE LOWER FRASER VALLEY

Julie Saxton Air Quality and Climate Change

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The Visual Air Quality Issue

Scenic vistas are highly prized by residents and visitors

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Visual air quality describes the effect of air pollution on the view. It is a key element of the Integrated Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan. GOAL 2 – Improve visual air quality

Visual Air Quality

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Visual Air Quality Impairment

Fine particulate matter Primary Secondary

Particulate matter

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Visual Air Quality Examples

09 Jun 2014 PM2.5 = 0.5 µg/m3 (24h = 2.1 µg/m3) 09 Aug 2014 PM2.5 = 6.1 µg/m3 (24h = 7.1 µg/m3) 11 Aug 2014 PM2.5 = 20.6 µg/m3 (24h = 15.2 µg/m3)

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Addressing the Problem

Drivers:

  • Canada-US agreement
  • AQMPs
  • LFV studies
  • Complaints to AQ

agencies

The BC Visibility Coordinating Committee (BCVCC)

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BC Visibility Coordinating Committee

  • Environment Canada

Bruce Ainslie, Keith Jones, Robert Nissen, Andrew Teakles, Rita So, Roxanne Vingarzan

  • Health Canada

Patti Dods

  • BC Ministry of Environment

Markus Kellerhals, Glen Okrainetz, Earle Plain, Steve Sakiyama, Eric Taylor, Graham Veale, Clean Communities Section

  • Metro Vancouver

Ali Ergudenler, Laurie Bates-Frymel, James McQueen, Roger Quan, Ken Reid, Julie Saxton

  • Fraser Valley Regional District

Rebecca Abernethy, Stacey Barker

  • City of Kelowna

A multi-agency collaborative working cooperatively towards developing a visual air quality management framework for the Lower Fraser Valley

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Improving Visual Air Quality

  • Benefits to the economy
  • Improved visual air quality (by reducing PM)

benefits health and the environment

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Recording Visual Air Quality

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Monitoring Equipment

  • Camera
  • Nephelometer
  • Aethalometer
  • Nitrogen

dioxide

  • Relative

humidity

  • PM2.5
  • Speciation
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Measuring Visual Air Quality

Views affected by

– the nature of the scene, – cloud cover, – sun angle, – sky colour, – humidity, – levels of air pollution

Visibility index (VAQR)

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Visual Air Quality Rating

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