Level 2 report, Point 5 Ambient Air Study

• Main Author: Labrador Institute of Northern Studies
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Labrador Institute of Northern Studies 1982
• Subjects: Dust > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > Measurement; Mine Dusts; Iron mines and mining > Dust Control > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador; Iron mines and mining > Health aspects; Lungs > Dust diseases; Iron Ore Company of Canada; Scully Mines; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/f_duststudy/id/1039

1. Introduction and Scope of Work -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Overall Study Components -- 1.3 Scope of Air Quality Study -- 1.4 Report Organization -- 2. Canadian Air Quality Criteria Documentation -- 2.1 Background -- 2.1.1 Philosophy Behind Air Quality Criteria and Standards -- 2.1.2 Effects of Pollutants -- 2.1.3 Effects of Suspended Particles -- 3. Description of Air Quality Sampling Programme -- 3.1 Monitoring Locations -- 3.1.1 Air Quality Sampling -- 3.1.2 Fibrous Sampling -- 3.1.3 Side by Side Ambient Sampling -- 3.2 Ambient Air Monitoring Instrumentation -- 3.2.1 High Volume Air Samplers -- 3.2.2 Anderson Dichotomous Samplers -- 3.2.3 Low Volume Fibrous Samplers -- 3.2.4 Environmental/Occupational Samplers -- 3.3 Filter Selection -- 3.3.1 Hi-Vol Sampling -- 3.3.2 Dichotomous Sampling -- 3.3.3 Side by Side Sampling -- 3.4 Sampling Frequency -- 3.4.1 Hi-Vol Sampling -- 3.4.2 Dichotomous Sampling -- 3.5 Methodology -- 3.5.1 Hi-Vol Sampling -- 3.5.2 Dichotomous Sampling -- 3.6 Meteorological Data Collection -- 3.6.1 Station Network -- 3.6.2 Instrumentation -- 3.6.3 Frequency of Data Collection and Discussion -- 4. Characterization of Regional Sources -- 4.1 Iron Ore Company of Canada -- 4.2 Wabush Scully Mines -- 4.3 Other sources -- 4.4 Air quality Monitoring Station Micro-Inventories -- 4.4.1 Labrador Tool supply -- 4.4.2 Labrador Mall -- 4.4.3 The Town Hall -- 4.4.4 A.P. Low School -- 4.4.5 Harrie Lake School -- 4.4.6 Provincial Building -- 4.4.7 47 Guy Street -- 5. Air Quality Monitoring Results -- 5.1 Gravimetric Results -- 5.1.1 Hi-Vol Suspended Particulate -- 5.1.2 Dichotomous Inhalable/Respirable Particulate Results -- 5.2 Elemental Analysis Results -- 5.2.1 X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis -- 5.2.2 Neutron Activation Analysis -- 5.2.3 Results -- 5.3 Quartz Analysis Results -- 5.3.1 CANMET -- 5.3.2 South Dakota School of Mines -- 5.3.3 Results -- 5.4 Carbon Analysis Results -- 6. Presentation of Comparable Data -- 6.1 Local Studies -- 6.2 Other Canadian Studies -- 6.3 U.S. Studies -- 6.4 Discussion -- 7. ...