Road Dust/Fugitive Emissions Control Workshop, December 11, 2006 Mobile Air Monitoring

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Road Dust/Fugitive EmissionsControl Workshop,
December 11, 2006Mobile Air Monitoring
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Performed by

• And
• D. Corr, Ph.D.
• Dept of Engineering Physics
• McMaster University
• For
• Clean Air Hamilton /City of Hamilton/ /MOE/EC

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Good IntentionsGood ScienceGood
ProcessReal Progress
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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
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The Problem
Health Impacts of Air Pollutants in Hamilton
Sahsuvaroglu Jerrett 2003
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Health Impacts in Hamilton by Air Pollutant
Sahsuvaroglu Jerrett 2003
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What Wed Expect to See(National Pollutant
Release Inventory)

• 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

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Emission Sources by Regions in Hamilton
Flamborough/Waterdown
NE Ind
Stny Crk
East Mtn
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Mobile Command Centre
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Instrument Rack Mounts
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A/D Converter, Data Logger, GIS Software
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Roof Mounting
Sampling Intakes Gaseous/Particulate
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GPS Head, Garmin 18, GIS Display
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Trackout/Diesel Trucks

1. Particle inhalation
2. PM10, PM2.5, PM1 Components
3. Photos
4. Sample Trace
5. Consolidated PM10 Data
6. Comparison Previous Data

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Particle Inhalation
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Road Dust , Covariance 20xPM1, 10xPM2.5, PM10
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Trackout 13 Jan
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Road Dust/Trackout 18 Locations Monitored, 14
Sources Identified
Street
Resident
Criterion 50 ug/m3 over 24 hrs
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PM10 ROAD DUST
Ben Garden, Savas Kanaroglou, Pat DeLuca, Spatial
analysis Unit, McMaster University
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Conclusions

• Survey for only short time period, in winter
  season, limited to specific areas.
• High levels of Airborne Particle Pollution due to
  Trackout/Resuspension were observed in 18
  locations.
• 14 specific sources were identified.
• Resuspended Road Dust and Fugitive Emissions are
  very significant sources of Airborne Particle
  Pollution in Hamilton.

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