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Ambient Air Quality Objectives are developed to protect Alberta’s air quality.
Alberta's Ambient Air Quality Objectives are intended to provide protection of the environment and human health to an extent technically and economically feasible, as well as socially and politically acceptable.
The objectives are used to:
Alberta Environment and Parks ensures that emissions from human activities will be minimized and that air quality continues to be better than the Ambient Air Quality Objectives.
These objectives are based on scientific, social, technical and economic factors including:
The department has been reviewing ambient air quality objectives by multi-stakeholder consultation since 2000. Alberta now has air quality objectives for more than 30 substances that could be released to the atmosphere.
The department has an automatic emailing system that will distribute information on ambient air quality objectives to those who subscribe to the list. Subscription to this list is open to all department staff, industry, NGOs and consultants, as well as members of the general public.
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The personal information collected through the Ambient Air Quality Objectives webpage may be used for the purpose of providing you with an Ambient Air Quality Objectives Mailing List subscription to receive provincial air quality policy and modelling updates.
This personal information collection is authorized under Section 8 (1) (2) of the Government Organization Act, and is being managed in accordance with Section 33 (c) of the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
If you have any questions about this collection of personal information, you may contact the Senior Ambient Standards Specialist at 780-427-4979 or by email at: [email protected]
The following document provides guidance for the implementation of Ambient Air Quality Objectives and their use in air dispersion modelling and ambient air monitoring:
This document is currently under revision and an updated version will be posted after revisions are complete.
The AAQO documents provide a short description of the substance, the effects and the objective levels. The supporting documents are detailed reports providing scientific and technical information on the substances.
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: 2-Ethylhexanol
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Acetone
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Acrolein
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Acrylic Acid
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Acrylonitrile
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Ammonia
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Arsenic
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Benzene
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Benzo(a)pyrene
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Carbon Disulphide
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Cumene
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Ethylbenzene
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Ethylene
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Formaldehyde
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Hexane
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Hydrogen Fluoride
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Isopropanol
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Manganese
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Naphthalene
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Nickel
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Nitrogen Dioxide
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Ozone
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Pentachlorophenol
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Propylene Oxide
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Sulphur Dioxide
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Toluene
Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: Xylenes
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