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Air Pollution in Hamilton: Health Effects and Major Sources

This report examines the health impacts of air pollutants in Hamilton, focusing on sources such as transportation and industry. It identifies and ranks major pollutants, including NOx, SO2, CO, and PM10, utilizing mobile monitoring techniques. The study assesses the effects of vehicle idling, especially around schools, and highlights the issue of road dust. Data from various monitoring locations provide insights into pollution levels and their correlation with community health risks. The findings aim to inform community actions for cleaner air through cooperative risk management strategies.

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Air Pollution in Hamilton: Health Effects and Major Sources

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  1. Air Pollution in Hamilton – Health Effects and SourcesNovember 22, 2006McMaster Centre for Spatial Analysis

  2. 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

  3. The Problem Health Impacts of Air Pollutants in Hamilton Sahsuvaroglu & Jerrett 2003

  4. Health Impacts in Hamilton – by Air Pollutant Sahsuvaroglu & Jerrett 2003

  5. 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

  6. National Pollutant Release Inventory – Hamilton Point Sources • PM10 56 Sources • CO 14 Sources • NOx 13 Sources • SO2 9 Sources

  7. Total Point Source Emissions by Contaminant Tonnes

  8. 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

  9. Emission Sources by Regions in Hamilton Flamborough/Waterdown NE Ind Stny Crk East Mtn

  10. Mobile Command Centre

  11. Instrument Rack Mounts

  12. A/D Converter, Data Logger, GIS Software

  13. Roof Mounting Sampling Intakes Gaseous/Particulate

  14. GPS Head, Garmin 18, GIS Display

  15. City/Traffic Monitoring • City Wide Sampling • Road Dust/Road Impacts • Intersection Impacts • Arterial Road Impact/ Burlington St. • Cycle Routes/ Anti Idling

  16. Sampling Track, CityWide Scan

  17. City Wide Sampling

  18. NO ppb Wind

  19. Wind

  20. City Wide Sampling, Residential Locations

  21. Roads vs Residential Areas

  22. Stoplight Idling – Concentrations Downwind

  23. Burlington St. Upwind Downwind

  24. Burlington St Contribution (Approx. 600 Trucks/Hr)

  25. CARS

  26. Vehicle Idling outside Schools“Natural Experiment”

  27. Natural Experiment ppb

  28. Morning – Idling Vehicles

  29. Trackout/Diesel Trucks • PM2.5, PM1 Components • Photos • Sample Trace • Consolidated PM10 Data • Comparison Previous Data

  30. Road Dust , Covariance 20xPM1, 10xPM2.5, PM10

  31. Road Dust/Trackout 18 Locations Monitored, 14 Sources Identified

  32. PM10 ROAD DUST Ben Garden, Savas Kanaroglou, Pat DeLuca, Spatial analysis Unit, McMaster University

  33. Source Tracking • Photos • SO2 Tracing • Other Contaminants • SO2 Data Consolidation • Source Ranking/NPRI Comparison, SO2, NO, PM10

  34. Sources B B

  35. Source AY

  36. All Scans 21 March

  37. SO2 Company A

  38. Source Source Impact Plume Back Tracking

  39. SO2 Company A

  40. NO Company A

  41. 19 Jan SO2

  42. 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.

  43. 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.

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. Continuous Monitoring Locations Centre Industrial

  47. SO2

  48. SO2

  49. SO2 NE

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