AirMap - Metro Vancouver

This map displays air quality and weather data from the Lower Fraser Valley Air Quality Monitoring Network. Metro Vancouver operates this network in ... 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OpenAirMap Whatisthecurrentairqualitystatus?  Arethereanyoutages?  Airqualitybulletins MetroVancouverputsoutairqualitybulletinstoletyouknowwhenairqualitymaydegradeinlocalizedareaswithinthecommunitiesidentifiedineachbulletin.Airqualitybulletinsareissuedduringthecoolertimesofyear(fallorwinter)whenweatherconditionsarepreventingdispersionofairpollutants. Airqualityadvisories AregionalairqualityadvisorymaybeissuedwhenairqualityhasbecomedegradedinseveralcommunitieswithinMetroVancouverortheFraserValleyRegionalDistrict.Advisoriescontaininformationthatdescribestheimmediateissue,theimpactsitmayhave,andwhateveryonecandotoprotectthemselvesandimproveairquality.Advisoriesareusuallyineffectforatleastoneday. Toreceiveairqualityadvisoriesdirectly, signupforthemailinglistandchecktheboxfor“AirQualityAdvisoriesandBulletins”. Howairqualitycandeteriorate Therearemanysourcesofairpollutantswithinandoutsideourregion.Whentheseairpollutantsbecometrappedduringcalmandstableweatherconditions,suchas inversions,airqualitycandeteriorate. Pollutantsmayremaintrappeduntilthereisachangeintheweather. Duringthecoolerweathermonths,airqualitycanbecomedegradedduetoelevatedlevelsoffineparticulatematter. Fineparticulatematterconsistsoftinysolidorliquidparticleswhichhavebeenemitteddirectlyintotheair;examplesincludesmokefromhomeheatingappliancesandopenburning,sootfromdiesel-poweredequipment,exhaustfromcarsandtrucks.Nearbyactivities(likehomeheatingusingawoodstoveorfireplace)maybethemainsourceofairpollutantsinyourneighbourhood. Currentairquality AirMap.caprovidesthelatestairqualityandweatherdatafromthe 31stationsintheLowerFraserValleyairqualitymonitoringnetwork. Actionsyoucantaketoimproveairquality Avoidlightingfiresandusingwoodstovesorfireplacesunlesstheyareyourmainsourceofheat. Ifyoumustuseawood-burningdevice,minimizesmokeemissions: Burnonlyclean,seasonedwood Buildsmall,hotfiresandavoidsmouldering Getyourchimneyinspectedandsweptregularly Exchangeolderwood-burningdevicesforcleaner-burningandmoreefficientmodelsthroughWoodStoveExchangeProgramsfrom MetroVancouverorthe FraserValleyRegionalDistrict Beforelightingafire,checktheresidentialwoodburningsmokeforecastat604-436-6777fordailyupdatesonwhetherwoodsmokeislikelytobuildupinyourneighbourhood. Minimizetheuseofdiesel-poweredequipment. Considertakingtransit,carpooling,walkingorcyclingratherthandrivingtoyourdestination. Stayinformed CheckthispageorfollowMetroVancouveron Twitteror Facebook. Youcanalsosubscribeheretoreceiveairqualityadvisoriesandnoticesaboutconsultationonregionalairqualityandclimatechangeinitiatives. Goodairqualityisimportant Someofyourneighboursmaybemoresensitivethanyoutoairpollutants.Infants,theelderlyandthosewhohavediabetes,andlungorheartdiseasearemostatriskofadversehealthimpacts.Ifanairqualitybulletinoradvisoryhasbeenissued,peoplewithchronicunderlyingmedicalconditionsandwhoaresensitivetodegradedairqualitymaywishtoconsiderpostponingstrenuousexerciseuntilthebulletinoradvisoryhasbeenlifted. Howairqualitymaydeteriorate Therearemanysourcesofairpollutantswithinandoutsideourregion.Airqualitycandeterioratewhenairpollutantsbecometrappedduringstagnantweatherconditionsorwhenwildfiresmokeentersourregion. Whatisanairqualityadvisory Aregionalairqualityadvisorymaybeissuedwhenlevelsofspecificairpollutantsriseaboveestablished airqualitythresholdsorthe AirQualityHealthIndexrisesintothehighhealthriskcategory.Advisoriescontaininformationthatdescribestheimmediateissue,theimpactsitmayhave,andwhateveryonecandotoprotectthemselvesandimproveairquality.MetroVancouvercoordinateswithEnvironmentCanada,BCMinistryofEnvironment,FraserValleyRegionalDistrict,andVancouverCoastalandFraserHealthAuthoritiestoissueairqualityadvisoriesintheLowerMainland. Whattriggersairqualityadvisories Duringthesummertime,airqualityadvisoriesaretypicallytriggeredbyelevatedlevelsoftwopollutants: fineparticulatematterand/orground-levelozone.  Fineparticulatematter,whichconsistsoftinysolidorliquidparticles,isemitteddirectlyfromavarietyofsources,oritcanformindirectlywhenotherpollutantsreacttogetherintheatmosphere.Levelsoffineparticulatemattercanincreasewhenforestfiresmokeentersourregion.  Ground-levelozone,akeycomponentofsmog,canincreaseduringthesummeronhot,sunnydayswithstagnantweather.Learnhowin thisvideo. currentairquality AirMap.caprovidesthelatestairqualityandweatherdatafromthe28stationsintheLowerFraserValleyairqualitymonitoringnetwork.  stayinformed Checkthispageorfollow MetroVancouveron Twitteror Facebook. Areyouatrisk Somepeoplearemoresusceptibletoairpollutantsthanothers. Findoutifyouareatrisk.Atriskindividualsshouldconsiderreducingorreschedulingstrenuousactivitiesoutdoorsifyouareexperiencingsymptoms. How toimproveairquality Uselow-VOChouseholdproductsandavoidusingaerosolcans Minimizetheuseofdieselpoweredequipment Avoid"toppingup"yourvehiclewhenrefueling Considergoingelectricforyournextvehicleorlawnmower Considertakingtransitorcarpoolingratherthandriving Followlocalregulationsforrecreationalfires,avoidlightingafirewherepossible TopRight  Terms&Conditions Exposuretoaircontaminantsmaypresentriskstoaperson'shealth.PersonsorentitiesusingthedataandinformationpresentedinAirMapdosoattheirownrisk. ThedatapresentedinAirMaphasbeencollectedonanear"real-time"basisbyautomatedmonitors.Itispreliminaryinnatureandhasnotbeencheckedorverified,soerroneousdatamaybepresented.Errorsmayoccurduetoanumberofcauses,suchasinstrumentmalfunctionsorpoweroutages.Therefore,thedataandinformationissubjecttochange,withoutnotice,pendingtheapplicationofqualityassuranceandverificationprocedures. NeithertheMetroVancouverRegionalDistrict(MVRD),noranydirector,officer,employeeoragentoftheMVRDmakesanywarrantregardingthedataorinformationprovidedandshallnotbeheldliableforanylossescausedbyrelianceonthedataorinformation.AirMapdataisprovidedonan"ASIS"basiswithoutwarrantyofanykind,whetherexpressorimplied,includingwithoutlimitation,astoitsquality,accuracy,suitability,reliability,usability,completeness,timelinessorapplicabilityforparticularpurposes. Thisdataandinformationareprotectedunderapplicablecopyrightandotherproprietarylaws. YouruseofAirMap,itsdataand/ortheinformationpresentedconstitutesyouracceptanceoftheseTermsandConditionsforUse. 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