Clean Air Hamilton Report. Hamilton Air Quality Health Assessment, 2002

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1 Slide 1 Annual Progress Report 24/25 Presentation to Planning & Economic Development Committee Brian McCarry, CAH Chair June 6, 26 Slide 2 Clean Air Hamilton Initiated as implementation committee to act on recommendations in 1997 HAQI Reports. Community Initiative directed at: Researching & Health Issues Examining Policies that Affect Encouraging Emission Reductions Strategies Educating the Public Stakeholders include: MOE, Environment Canada, Dofasco, Stelco, Green Venture, McMaster, Citizens, City Staff Slide 3 Clean Air Hamilton City provides financial support Leverages volunteer support from experts Leverages funding from various sources Programs include: Upwind/Downwind Conference Hamilton Air Monitoring Network Mobile Monitoring Study Tree Planting Initiatives Commuter Challenge Residential Energy Efficiency Audits

2 Slide 4 Clean Air Hamilton Report Trends in Hamilton Data Comparisons to Data from other Ontario Cities Emission Sources in Hamilton Health Impacts of Air Pollution Mobile Monitoring Study Report on 26 Upwind/Downwind Conference supported programs 24/25 Plans for the Future 26 Recommendations Slide 5 Hamilton Health Assessment, 22 5 Key Air Pollutants have the following health effects outcomes in Hamilton each year: 1 premature deaths 62 respiratory & cardiovascular hospital admissions PM1 O3 SO2 CO NO2 Slide 6.6 Nitrogen Dioxide Trend: Ozone and NO 2 Annual Average (ppm) Beach Blvd(industry) Downtown(City) Number hours > 5 ppb Ground Level Ozone Trend: Number of Hours Exceeding 5 ppb (3 station average) Industry Transportation Area Paved Roads NO2 Emissions by Sector

3 Slide 7 PM 2.5 Average (ug/m 3 ) Respirable Particulate (PM 2.5) Trend: Downtown Mountain Annual Geometric Mean (ug/m 3 ) Inhalable Particulate (PM 1) Trend: PM2.5 Emissions by Sector Industry Transportation Area Paved Roads Industry Sites 2 City Sites Slide 8 TOTAL REDUCED SULPHUR TREND Particulate Material Odours and SO 2 NUMBER OF HOURS OVER 1 ppb HOURS OVER 1 PPB ODOUR THRESHOLD Sulphur Dioxide Trend: Industry 1 Downtown(City) Industry 2 Annual Average (ppm) Sources: Primarily operations at integrated steel mills Industry Sites Downtown Slide 9 BENZENE TREND Trends - Coke Oven Emissions ANNUAL AVERAGE ug/m Industry 1 Industry 2 Downtown (City) BENZO(a)PYRENE TREND 3.5 ANNUAL AVERAGE ng/n Significant reductions in coke oven emissions and by-products plant emissions over past 5-7 years Industry 1 Industry 2 Downtown (City)

4 Slide 1 & Transportation Health impacts associated with living near major traffic corridors. rs. Mobile emissions are a leading source of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), a key pollutant which accounts for approximately one-third of all deleterious health impacts in humans. NO x is also a significant precursor to Ground Level Ozone (O 3 ) which too is responsible for over one-third of the adverse health outcomes in Hamiltonians. Transportation sources are a major source of inhalable particulate te (PM 1 ) through exhaust emissions and the re-suspension of road dust. 25 mobile monitoring study in Hamilton showed the highest pollutant exposures (on average) occur due to transportation emissions. Slide & Transportation Mobile Monitoring Study - Levels of Certain Air Contaminants near Major Roads vs. Streets in Residential Areas in Hamilton SO2 CO NO P1 4 2 Uppr Jmes Fennel Cannon Mhk/U Jmes Barton/2 Road avge Resident Slide 12 Further Actions Needed Health Impacts & Trends suggest need for continued reductions in NO 2, PM & Ozone. PM, NO 2, SO 2 and odours are locally generated, i.e., locally manageable. Needs: Compact, sustainable urban developments Increased investment in public transit Increased street sweeping along heavily used traffic corridors Education of Hamiltonians re idling, especially around schools Advocacy for improved energy efficiencies: vehicles, homes, etc. Advocacy for alternative fuels & new energy technologies for on- road & off-road equipment, power generation, home heating, etc. Continued reductions from industry sector, especially track out Emissions reductions from US coal-fired power plants to reduce local ground-level ozone.

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