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Air Pollution in Hamilton – Health Effects and Sources November 22, 2006 McMaster Centre for Spatial Analysis. Clean Air Hamilton Strategy. Risk Management Approach Applied to Community Wide Actions Identify Problem Measure/Evaluate Prioritize Risks Inform Community Cooperative Actions.
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Air Pollution in Hamilton – Health Effects and SourcesNovember 22, 2006McMaster Centre for Spatial Analysis
Clean Air Hamilton Strategy Risk Management Approach Applied to Community Wide Actions • Identify Problem • Measure/Evaluate • Prioritize Risks • Inform Community • Cooperative Actions www.cleanair.hamilton.ca
The Problem Health Impacts of Air Pollutants in Hamilton Sahsuvaroglu & Jerrett 2003
Health Impacts in Hamilton – by Air Pollutant Sahsuvaroglu & Jerrett 2003
Study Objectives, Phase 1“Where is it coming from?” • Identify and rank sources, including transportation sources, of NOx, SO2, Airborne Particles and CO, using mobile monitoring techniques (no direct local sources of Ozone). • Investigate the effect of idling vehicles at a designated school during student drop off and pickup times. • Investigate trackout/road dust issues
National Pollutant Release Inventory – Hamilton Point Sources • PM10 56 Sources • CO 14 Sources • NOx 13 Sources • SO2 9 Sources
What We’d Expect to See • Carbon Monoxide – 66% Transportation, 23% Industry • Sulphur Dioxide – 92% Industry, 5% Transportation • Nitrogen Oxides – 57% Transportation, 37% Industry • PM10 – 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 NE Ind Stny Crk East Mtn
Roof Mounting Sampling Intakes Gaseous/Particulate
City/Traffic Monitoring • City Wide Sampling • Road Dust/Road Impacts • Intersection Impacts • Arterial Road Impact/ Burlington St. • Cycle Routes/ Anti Idling
NO ppb Wind
Burlington St Contribution (Approx. 600 Trucks/Hr)
Trackout/Diesel Trucks • PM2.5, PM1 Components • Photos • Sample Trace • Consolidated PM10 Data • Comparison Previous Data
Road Dust/Trackout 18 Locations Monitored, 14 Sources Identified
PM10 ROAD DUST Ben Garden, Savas Kanaroglou, Pat DeLuca, Spatial analysis Unit, McMaster University
Source Tracking • Photos • SO2 Tracing • Other Contaminants • SO2 Data Consolidation • Source Ranking/NPRI Comparison, SO2, NO, PM10
Source Source Impact Plume Back Tracking
Ambient SO2 vs NPRI SO2 Point Sources: A-Integrated Steel, B-Integrated Steel, AN- Steel Byproducts, C-Carbon Black, G-Steel, B-Integrated Steel, A-Integrated Steel, D-Lime, CP-Rail Yard.
Ambient NO vs NPRI NO Point Sources: B-Integrated Steel, CP-Rail Yard, G-Steel, A-Integrated Steel, AN- Steel Byproducts, D-Lime, C-Carbon Black, AM-Cogeneration, AT-Chemical.
Ambient PM10 vs NPRI PM10 Point Sources: B-Integrated Steel, ABP-Recycling, AY-Agricultural Product Handling, AG-Aggregate or AZ-Steel Handling, AU-Recycling, AT-Chemical, M-Foundry, G-Steel, CP-Rail Yard, A-Integrated Steel, AM-Natural Gas Cogeneration Facility, C-Carbon Black.
Ambient CO vs NPRI CO Point Sources: AM-Cogeneration, AT-Chemical; AN- Steel Byproducts; B-Integrated Steel; A-Integrated Steel; G-Steel; C-Carbon Black; CP-Rail Yard.
Continuous Monitoring Locations Centre Industrial
SO2 NE