Air pollution in Canada
Air pollution from the United States and to lesser extent Canada; caused by metal smelting, coal-burning for utilities, and vehicle emissions has resulted in acid rain, has severely impacted Canadian waterways, forest growth, and agricultural productivity.
Canada's population and economy growth increases the demand for the production and supply of services, transportation and housing.
The growing demand for Canadian exports, such as the oil and gas industry, also generates the release of air pollutants.
Scientific research shows that air pollution leads to disease, increased hospitalizations, and premature death.
The total economic assessment of the health impacts related to air pollution in Canada is $114 billion per year (according to 2015).
The equations are based on scientific findings and the AQBAT model generates an estimate of the number of premature deaths in Canada.
Recent studies observed positive associations between outdoor air pollution and emergency department visits for asthma in Alberta.
Ambient air monitoring in Alberta includes assessing impact of releases on the environment, pollution control technologies and tracking trends in environmental performance and effects.
Community monitoring uses stations to measure the level of air pollution and track trends over time, while perimeter monitoring involves discrete sampling of substances at various locations along an industrial facility's property boundary to measure the level of pollution leaving a facility.
An interest at the national and international level about the status of air quality in the oil sands region of Alberta has risen.
Manitoba is compliant with the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground-level ozone.
It is in place in the province and supports air quality programs across Canada designed to protect human health and the environment.
Air Monitoring sites located in St. John's, Mount Pearl, Grand Falls-Windsor, Corner Brook and Port Aux Choix are NAPS stations.
[15] The main sources of air pollution in Nova Scotia come burning fossil fuels for electricity generation and transportation.
[16] The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks aims to protect and improve air quality through legislation, targeted programs, and partnerships with other jurisdictions in Ontario.
There are three compliance approaches under the regulation:[19] Prince Edward Island is implemented an acid rain reduction plan as a result of commitments made at the 1998 Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers.
Air pollution levels are normally quite low in Saskatchewan except during forest fires and pockets of gas emissions connected to the energy sector.
[23] The Government of Nunavut Department of Environment launched the federal Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) program in Iqaluit, Kugluktuk and Arviat in 2018.
