Air Quality in Ontario 2001 Report

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Air pollution is of concern to many people who live in Ontario. Average air pollution levels in Ontario during the last 31 years have decreased, but smog remains a concern, especially in southern Ontario.

The 2001 Air Quality in Ontario Report is the 31st edition of the annual publication that outlines province-wide air quality monitoring results. Because of the size of the report, the electronic version located on this Web page is broken up into individual chapters to allow for easy downloading.

• Report Covers [PDF]
• 2001 Report Findings [PDF]
• Table of Contents [PDF]
• Chapter 1: Overview [PDF]
• Chapter 2: Ground-Level Ozone [PDF]
• Chapter 3: Fine Particulate Matter [PDF]
• Chapter 4: Other Criteria Contamiants [PDF]
• Chapter 5: Air Quality Index, Smog Alerts and 2001 Smog Episodes [PDF]
• Chapter 6: Air Toxics - Selected VOCS [PDF]
• Chapter 7: Georgian Bay Air Quality Study 2001 [PDF]
• Summary [PDF]
• Glossary [PDF]
• Abbreviations [PDF]
• References [PDF]

• Complete Report text in HTML format

• Air Quality in Ontario 2001 Appendix [PDF 4.21 MB]
  This appendix is intended for use in conjunction with the 2001 Annual Air Quality in Ontario report. The first section of the Appendix briefly describes the provincial air monitoring network, quality assurance and quality control procedures and the Ministry of the Environment air quality database. The second part of the Appendix includes a series of tables displaying station locations and a listing of the summary statistics including means, maxima, percentile values and the number of exceedances of the Ontario ambient air quality criteria for each pollutant.
• Download the appendix in sections:
• Appendix tables [PDF 241 KB]
• Appendix tables in HTML Format
• Appendix maps [PDF 3.98 MB]

If you are having difficulty accessing a document, please contact the Ministry of the Environment at picemail@ene.gov.on.ca or phone the ministry's Public Information Centre at 1- 800-565-4923, in Toronto 416-325-4000 or by mail to the Ministry of the Environment, Public Information Centre, 135 St. Clair Ave. West, 1st Floor, Toronto, ON. M4V 1P5.

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