
Ultrafines: Counting particles by number highlights risk
Ultrafine particles (diameter of 0.1 microns or less) are considered more harmful to human health than larger particles. Their microscopic […]
Ultrafine particles (diameter of 0.1 microns or less) are considered more harmful to human health than larger particles. Their microscopic […]
A few weeks ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced new, stronger guidelines for air pollutants. WHO warns that “exceeding […]
Reducing fine particulate pollution from diesel vehicles has been the focus of many efforts to clean up our air. Emissions […]
In the Comox Valley, wood heat generates 73 times more harmful fine particulate matter (PM2.5) than all other sources of […]
This morning we exceeded, for the first time this fall, the BC Air Quality Objective for a 24 hour period […]
On March 14th, Breathe Clean Air hosted a public forum on air quality. Over 80 people attended, including a number […]
We are hosting a public meeting on Air Quality in the Comox Valley. The event will be Wednesday, March 14th, […]
Breathe Clean Air was in the news last week, commenting on the recently released study on air quality and meteorology […]
The BC government has released a new report on Air Quality in Courtenay “Patterns of Air Quality and Meteorology in […]
Last February, a researcher did extensive mobile monitoring in parts of the Comox Valley (see our write-up about the study). […]
When our smoke levels go up, whether from wildfire smoke in the summer or residential wood burning in the winter, […]
This summer, as wildlife smoke blows in and out of town, many are concerned about their health and want to […]
This past January-February, a mobile monitoring study of fine particulates was conducted in the Comox Valley for two weeks. Two […]
There is an important AIR QUALITY FORUM in the Comox Valley on Tuesday, April 4th. This is an “Elected Officials […]
This Monday night (March 13th), Earle Plain, our regional Air Quality Meteorologist, and Dr. Charmaine Enns, our Medical Health Officer, […]
On Monday, CTV Vancouver Island aired a piece on air quality in the Comox Valley “Courtenay’s air quality second-worst in […]
A UBC researcher is undertaking a new mobile monitoring study of the Comox Valley this winter. From January 25 to […]
On Nov. 25th, the Comox Valley Echo reported on comments from CVRD Directors, Ken Grant and Larry Jangula (click on […]