Description

Beginning in August 2018, the Environmental Monitoring and Science Division of Alberta Environment and Parks deployed portable air quality particulate monitors in Camrose to measure the impact of wildfires on air quality. These monitors provide data on the dust, or particulate matter (PM2.5), levels in the area. 

This dataset provides the particulate matter data for this time period and location in approximately weekly subsets. The air quality objective for particulate matter (80 µg/m³) is also provided on the graphs as a reference. 

NB: An additional unit was deployed at Blairmore and began gathering data on Aug 28 2018.

NB: The Camrose unit was removed on Oct 04 2018.

NB: The Blairmore unit was removed on Nov 08 2018.

Details

Posted Date:	Aug 31, 2018	Source:	Alberta Environment and Parks
Date Range:	Aug 24, 2018 - Present	Location:

Attachments

• Blairmore Aug 27-Sep 04 2018 (.pdf) (195 Kb)
• Blairmore Nov 07-08 2018 (.pdf) (181 Kb)
• Blairmore Oct 03-09 2018 (.pdf) (166 Kb)
• Blairmore Oct 10-16 2018 (.pdf) (173 Kb)
• Blairmore Oct 17-23 2018 (.pdf) (176 Kb)
• Blairmore Oct 31-Nov 06 2018 (.pdf) (164 Kb)
• Blairmore Sep 05-11 2018 (.pdf) (165 Kb)
• Blairmore Sep 12-18 2018 (.pdf) (167 Kb)
• Blairmore Sep 19-25 2018 (.pdf) (172 Kb)
• Camrose Aug 24-28 2018 (.pdf) (144 Kb)
• Camrose Aug 29-Sep 04 2018 (.pdf) (187 Kb)
• Camrose Oct 03-04 2018 (.pdf) (210 Kb)
• Camrose Sep 05-11 2018 (.pdf) (182 Kb)
• Camrose Sep 12-18 2018 (.pdf) (186 Kb)
• Camrose Sep 19-25 2018 (.pdf) (190 Kb)

Usage Considerations

PM2.5 refers to very small particles that can be inhaled into your lungs and can be a health concern, depending on the levels of particulate matter in the air. These particles are the major component of the Air Quality Health Index during forest fires. 

*Please note that the data presented in the graphs represent raw (uncorrected) one-hour average values.