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Lavington Air Quality Advisory LIFTED.

Dec 16, 2017 | 2:17 PM

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, in collaboration with the Interior Health Authority, has ended the Air Quality Advisory issued on December 15 for Lavington due to the high concentrations of fine particulates.

Changing weather conditions are expected to further improve air quality over the next few days.

More information on current air quality can be found at:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/air.

Additional information
• Fine particulate (PM2.5) concentrations have been decreasing, and are currently below advisory levels. Latest PM2.5 measurements at the Lavington Baptist Church station indicate an hourly average of 8.2 micrograms per cubic metre. The average for the past 24 hours is 8.4 micrograms per cubic metre, which is less than the provincial air quality objective of 25 micrograms per cubic metre.

• Sources of fine particulates that may have contributed to the past air quality episode include wood smoke (wood stoves and/or open burning), emissions from industry as well as transportation (such as automobiles, trucks and rail traffic). Any reduction in emissions from those sources will contribute to cleaner air in Lavington.

• Real-time air quality information from Lavington and other B.C. communities can be found at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/air.