Stream 5A : Air Quality
- How Many Samples and When to Sample? Using New Methods and Technologies to Improve the Understanding of Our Sites
- A Sustainable Approach to Remote, Long-Term Air Quality Monitoring in the Traditional Lands of an Alberta First Nation
- Protecting the Public from Air Quality Concerns during the Remediation of Middle Harbour, Victoria
How Many Samples and When to Sample? Using New Methods and Technologies to Improve the Understanding of Our Sites
Darius Mali, Todd McAlary, William Wertz, Helen Dawson, Theresa Gabris
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
The objective of this presentation is to introduce innovative ways to overcome common problems encountered when conducting sampling to assess vapour intrusion. It will focus on teaching the new methods, explain why they have an advantage and illustrating their effectiveness through cases studies.
A Sustainable Approach to Remote, Long-Term Air Quality Monitoring in the Traditional Lands of an Alberta First Nation
Scott Robertson1 and Ryan Abel2
1Wood
2Fort McKay First Nation
1Wood
2Fort McKay First Nation
The objective of this presentation is to demonstrate how community-based monitoring can be an extremely powerful tool when it comes to obtaining continuous air quality data in a remote location, creating new understanding, and illustrating the need for stringent regulation by Alberta to protect an area of incredible importance to the Fort McKay First Nation.
Karey Dow1 and Michele Thompson2
1Hemmera
2Public Services and Procurement Canada
1Hemmera
2Public Services and Procurement Canada
The objective of this presentation is to share how site-specific air quality trigger values to protect the public during a large-scale remedial excavation project in a highly urban setting were developed and implemented.