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2.0 Ambient Air Monitoring and NAPS Network

2.1 National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) Network
2.2 NAPS Toxics Sampling Program
2.3 Particulates Monitoring Program
2.4 Research in Application of Ion Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis
2.5 NAPS Toxics Sampling Program


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2.1 National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) Network  Top

The NAPS network is a joint program of the federal and provincial governments for monitoring and assessing the ambient air quality at 271 air monitoring stations in 163 urban areas across Canada.

Particulate samplers at a NAPS station
Particulate samplers at a NAPS station



The NAPS program changed considerably in 2001/2002 as a result of Minister David Anderson's announcement, on February 22nd, 2001, of an additional $22M of funding over 4 years. This translates into approximately $5.3M annually, a considerable addition to the $2M of base funding. Various cooperating agencies will also benefit directly, as some $10M of the funding will serve to purchase and install monitors and samplers across Canada. This funding moves the NAPS program from a barely sustainable program to one that can begin to address the challenges of the upcoming decade, namely meeting the monitoring requirements for Canada-Wide Standards (CWS) on both PM and Ozone and the Canada US Agreement on Air Quality Ozone Annex.

A major achievement was to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the NAPS program, including bi-lateral annexes between the federal government and each of the other cooperating agencies. Although established in 1969, the program has successfully been delivered by all the cooperating agencies (federal, provincial, territorial and regional governments) without a formal agreement. The Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development in his 2000 Annual Report recommended that the federal government develop an agreement with cooperative agencies to "clarify the direction of its national ambient monitoring network, identify national needs and document the roles and responsibilities for maintaining and enhancing the network".

The draft MOU was approved by the Deputy Ministers Committee of the Canadian Council of the Ministers of the Environment and will now be published in the Canada Gazette and then submitted for an Order in Council. Similarly, provincial jurisdictions, which require a public consultation process for this type of federal provincial agreement, will also be proceeding in a similar manner.

To develop the Annexes, a complete review of federal needs for air quality information from the NAPS network was undertaken. This review indicated w hich Designated NAPS Sites would satisfy the requirements of the following federal programs: Criteria Pollutant monitoring; Canada-Wide Standards Achievement Monitoring; Air Quality Forecasting; Toxics Monitoring; and Special Studies. The review indicated a requirement for 20 new Designated NAPS Sites in the next three years.

NAPS Network Data Archiving and Reporting, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Support

The NAPS Network Annual Summary for 2000 was published and distributed to NAPS agencies at the end of January 2002. The NAPS Annual summaries from 1995 to 2000 are also available from the ETC web site http://www.etc-cte.ec.gc.ca. The 1999 and 2000 Annual Reports include the addition of six volatile organic compounds (VOC) data summaries, and Canada-Wide Standard (CWS) reporting of data for ozone and PM2.5 for the current year and the two previous years with a 3-year average of air quality levels, as prescribed by the new CWS. Technical information and data reports were prepared and provided to the Pollution Data Analysis Division, the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC), Environment Canada regional offices, provincial agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the World Health Organisation (WHO), and various non-government organisations (universities, consultants, and industries).

The NAPS Network participating agencies and others were provided with a variety of specialised technical support relating to ambient air quality measurement, including instrument calibration services and standards, technical consultation, overhauling and installing VOC and PAH samplers, and training in the field. In support of the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Accord Ozone Annex, the NAPS capital equipment replacement plan was updated and new and replacement monitoring equipment totalling $3.5M and replacement parts totalling $500K were requisitioned. Monitoring instruments totalling over $3.1M were delivered to the NAPS network provincial and territorial network agencies. Equipment purchases were largely targeted at the need to meet information requirements of the CWS for PM and Ozone, and the Canada-US Ozone Annex. Three different speciation particulate samplers and a nitrate sampler were evaluated for suitability of operation in the network. New stations in Whitehorse, Yukon and Corner Brook, Newfoundland were established including instrument installation and operator training. Training on the operation of instruments was provided to operators from Edmonton, Montréal, Rivière-des-Prairies, l'Acadie, Egbert, Hamilton, and the Pacific 2001 study in Greater Vancouver.

In support of the NAPS network quality assurance program, 15 stations were audited in the following provinces: Quebec (1), Montreal Urban Community (4), Ontario (4), Manitoba (2), Saskatchewan (1), Greater Vancouver Regional District (2), British Columbia (1). Sixteen calibrators were certified in the following provinces, territories and regions: Nova Scotia (1), Quebec (3), Ontario (3), Greater Vancouver Regional District (3), British Columbia (1), Northwest Territories (2), Meteorological Services Ontario Region (2), Meteorological Services Quebec Region (1). A total of 42 flow calibrators, 70 span gases and 111 calibration gases were certified. Calibration services were provided to Health Canada, Agriculture Canada, Newfoundland Hydro and a Hong-Kong Government Environmental organization.


A 3-day technical seminar organized by the ETC was held in Ottawa for 35 technicians and operators of the NAPS network from the ten provinces and the Northwest Territories. ETC and a manufacturer of monitoring equipment co-organized a second 3-day technical seminar that was attended by technicians and operators of the NAPS network from six provinces. CAEAL compliance requirements for performing Method 2.2/1.1/M, Certification of Calibration Gas Mixtures for Ambient air Analysers, were met in October 2001. A comparison of the ozone reference standard with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment was completed.

Two air-monitoring stations in the National Capital Region were operated in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Data were collected, compiled, and validated for the year 2001. In support of the NAPS network operations, technical support, calibration services, and consultation were provided to technicians of the network. Training in the field was provided to operators of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and advice was given on the site selection of a monitoring station. Technical assistance was provided to the following non-government organizations: Alcan, New Brunswick Power, Saskatchewan Power, Rotech Inc., Ferro, SAIC, and Magnola Mines.

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2.2 Ozone and NOX Monitoring Program  Top

On June 5, 2000, in accordance with the 1998 Canada-Wide Accord on Environmental Harmonization and its Canada-Wide Environmental Standards Sub-Agreement, the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) - except Quebec - endorsed Canada-Wide Standards (CWSs) for PM and Ozone. The CWS Agreement confirms that PM and Ozone negatively affect human health and the environment and establishes the need for nationally coordinated, long-term management toward minimizing risk from these pollutants.


In agreeing to the CWSs, federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions across Canada have made strong commitments to implement the CWSs, to share information respecting implementation, and to be accountable to their respective publics. Annex B to the CWSs for PM and Ozone (the Reporting Protocol) contains provisions designed to help ensure consistency and comparability in jurisdictional reporting and improve understanding by the public on how jurisdictions plan to track and report on progress. To help meet this objective, CCME committed in the Reporting Protocol to "cooperate in the preparation and periodic update, as required, of a Guidance Document on Achievement Determination for the PM and Ozone CWSs". The Reporting Protocol also commits each jurisdiction to maintain its own data on ambient measurements of PM2.5, PM10, and ozone and make it publicly accessible. To ensure the coordination of such monitoring data, a PM and Ozone Monitoring Protocol has been developed to be used by monitoring experts in Canada to ensure consistent and comparable monitoring procedures and methodologies. AAQD staff have participated in both these efforts.

Air monitoring at a NAPS station
Air monitoring at a NAPS station



The NAPS database is the primary Canadian source of integrated air quality monitoring data. The database currently includes all Canadian observations of ozone (O3), nitric oxide (NO), and nitrogen oxides (NOX) for 1980 to 2001. Ozone data for 150 sites in rural and urban United States for 1980 to 2000 are also incorporated into the database. The NAPS database has been converted to ORACLE 7 and is located on a UNIX workstation system in Dorval, Québec. It has been developed in a common format with the MSC Climate Archive (ATIS/CAP) and Environment Canada staff across Canada can access both air quality and meteorological data through common routines. The NAPS web site can now be found at http://www.etc-cte.ec.gc.ca/naps

Technical support analyst administrating and providing connectivity to the ETC Network
Technical support analyst administrating and providing
connectivity to the ETC Network



Several improvements were made for the input to and extraction of data from the NAPS Database. Several new software tools using the latest technology were also developed. For example, the NAPS Web Based Annual Raw Data Extractor is a tool to allow access to the NAPS raw annual data. This tool allows the bulk downloads of the NAPS data for local use..

The NAPS Web Based Mapping Tool and Data Visualization is a map-based visual search tool for selecting and then displaying graphs and charts of the NAPS data. This application presents a map of Canada that allows the user to zoom into a region that displays the local NAPS monitoring stations. Users can select from a variety of options for plotting pollutant data by year for any station selected. The specific address is http://www.etc-cte.ec.gc.ca/napsdata .

NAPS Web Services are Application Program Interface (API) that allows direct access to the NAPS database. This set of tools allows Internet clusters and NAPS data users to directly integrate NAPS data into client databases. This also includes the ability to discover a Web Service, maximizing the site's reach and ultimate success. The Web Service includes a document describing how to use the services. Once a client can access a descriptive document, he/she should have enough information to know how to interact with the Web Service and, therefore, have direct access to the NAPS data. The appropriate address is http://www.etc-cte.ec.gc.ca/napswebservices/napswebservices.asmx. http://www.etc-cte.ec.gc.ca/napswebservices/napswebservices.asmx .

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2.3 Particulates Monitoring Program  Top

Recent health research indicates that airborne particulate matter (PM) is one of the most important air quality problems. Serious health effects, including human mortality, have been linked to particles in the air. Whether directly or indirectly, particles also significantly influence the scope and magnitude of other environmental issues such as visibility, acid rain, and climate change. Particles and their precursors (i.e., gaseous emissions) are produced throughout the processes involved in generating and consuming energy from fossil fuels. These processes include extraction, refining, power generation, heating, and transportation, all of which lead to primary particle emissions. More importantly, they also release gaseous NOx, SO2, and VOCs, which react in the atmosphere to form organic and inorganic fine particles (PM2.5). Particles in this size range are of greatest interest with respect to human health effects because they penetrate deeply into the lungs. As they contain a relatively high proportion of harmful chemicals and can penetrate indoors, potential for human exposure is high..


Since 1984, the ETC has co-ordinated a measurement program for PM10 and PM2.5 using dichotomous samplers. This program also reports 40 elements, measured by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) and 21 inorganic and organic ions including sulphate, ammonium, and chloride. An expanded speciation program was designed during 2001 and will be implemented during 2002. Measurements of nitrate, black carbon, organic carbon, and ammonia will be added to the existing suite of species.

Recently developed, reliable real-time monitors (the Rupprecht and Patashnick Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance or TEOM) that can measure PM10 or PM2.5 mass are now widely used in Canadian monitoring programs. As of October 1999, 70 instruments were measuring PM10 and 122 instruments were measuring PM2.5 in Canada. Fifty sites have continuous PM10 measurements and 102 sites have continuous PM2.5 measurements. At 73 monitoring sites, Environment Canada has either purchased the sampling equipment and/or provides analytical support. All the sites are reporting data to the NAPS database..

A 1-day technical workshop organized by the Division was held in Ottawa for the staff of the NAPS network from the ten provinces and territories to discuss the experience of using TEOMS to measure PM. In attendance were two representatives from the US-EPA. Further to recommendations from the workshop, operating conditions for TEOMS have been standardized and upgraded to reflect current best practice. Also, existing TEOM data will be re-evaluated to reflect changes in various operating parameters. Technical procedures were prepared and distributed to the managers and station operators of the NAPS network for implementing the changes in operating parameters. Starting January 1, 2002, TEOM PM2.5 monitors were to be operated with a slope of 1.00 and an offset of zero.

A number of special intensive PM measurement activities have been carried out at sites in Toronto and Vancouver. Areas of research have included: characterising the carbonaceous fraction of ambient aerosol, comparing manual and automated methods of PM measurement, and investigating losses of nitrate in current sampling methods. Data sets were provided to Health Canada researchers to support a number of ongoing investigations of the relationship between PM components and mortality and morbidity. The ETC is a partner in a Toxic Substances Research Initiative (TSRI) project to study the health effects of urban air pollution mixtures. Sampling began in Toronto and Vancouver in February 2000 and continued through April 2002. MSC and AAQD carried out a joint scientific review of the contribution of precursor gases (NOX, SO2, VOCs and NH3) to secondary particle formation. The purpose of the review was to support the development of risk management strategies by EC to meet obligations under CEPA and to implement the Canada-Wide Standard or PM2.5.

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2.4 Research in Application of Ion Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis  Top
Highly skilled technicians are required to isolate toxic substances

Highly skilled technicians are required to isolate toxic substances



A major objective of the analytical chemistry research program in the Inorganic Laboratory of the AAQD is to foster and advance the adoption of new environmental monitoring technologies especially suited to pollutants for which conventional analytical approaches fail. The laboratory always seeks to improve or replace official methods that may have become outdated with methods that are faster, more sensitive, and more accurate. An analytical separation technique that has enormous, untapped potential for environmental analysis is capillary electrophoresis (CE).

Capillary electrophoresis and related techniques, including micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) and capillary electrochromatography (CEC), are rapidly and profoundly changing the way analytical separations and measurements are carried out. The utility of CE has been shown in many different areas of separation science and its significance is still increasing.

Improved environmental monitoring and site characterization demand analytical methodology that is faster, cheaper and based on green chemistry and technology (e.g., generates less waste). The capillary electrophoresis, with its great efficiency, speed, simplicity and economy, shows great promise in addressing these requirements. Based on different separation principles and instrumentation, CE can also provide complementary separation for gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

A number of joint research projects has been carried out with Canadian and international scientists to study the potential of CE and related techniques in the environmental field. Some typical examples of the use of CE and related techniques in atmospheric aerosol analysis include those associated with the analysis of inorganic anions and cations, organic acids anions, amines, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and carbonyl compounds. Results have been published in scientific journals and presented at numerous scientific conferences.

A simple and reliable CE method for the quantitative direct determination of hydroxymethanesulfonic acid (HMSA) in atmospheric aerosols and other environmental samples was developed. HMSA is the product of the reaction between dissolved SO2 and formaldehyde (HCOH); both reactants are common airborne pollutants. As an organo-sulfur compound, HMSA is a special case of a secondary organic aerosol. Since HMSA is a strong acid, its formation will acidify droplets without S(IV) oxidation. It has been estimated that HMSA accounts for one-third of the S(IV) present in condensed phase. Under certain circumstances, HMSA may also contribute to the aerosol mass and aerosol sulfur concentrations if it is retained in aerosol particles during cloud evaporation. Therefore, the determination of HMSA is needed to assess the importance of HMSA to droplet acidity and to describe the sulfur budget.

This fast, simple and robust method has been successfully applied to the routine analysis of HMSA and other LMW carboxylic acids in atmospheric aerosols and vehicle-emitted samples. This study was part of two collaborative departmental research programs (PERD and TSRI Projects) related to the determination of the concentration, composition, and sources of airborne carbonaceous particles in Canada.

In conjunction with Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) and University de Vigo (Vigo, Spain), research continued on the use of a new technology, capillary electrochromatography (CEC), for the analysis of various pollutants, including marine toxins. CEC can be considered a hybrid technique of micropacked high-performance liquid chromatography (micro- HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE), which couples the separating power of HPLC and the high efficiencies of CE. CEC employs an electroosmotic flow generated by an applied electric field to drive the liquid mobile phase through the packed bed, whereas m-HPLC uses pressure. The preliminary study on the CEC application for the analysis of Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning toxins shows promise in the analysis of such toxins in environmental samples.

Research and development work was started on the application of capillary electrophoresis and other separation techniques for the chemical speciation and/or fractionation of trace metals in particulate matter in ambient air, to support research work by Health Canada and others on their bio-availability and impact on human health. A reliable CE method with direct UV detection has been developed and validated for the determination of the distribution of metals in particulate matter after three-stage sequential extraction. Five metals - namely, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn and Cd - can be simultaneously and quantitatively analysed within 10 min using 1,10-phenanthroline as a pre-capillary derivatization reagent.

Research on Fine PM/Inventory and Ambient Air Data on PM for Control Options

A multi-year, PERD-sponsored university/government (Natural Resources Canada-NRCan, Health Canada, National Research Council, Meteorological Service of Canada, and the ETC) collaborative research project was undertaken to determine the concentration, composition and sources of airborne carbonaceous particles i n Canada.

The project is developing the tools and knowledge to evaluate possible fuel and transportation standards and/or codes that may be needed to meet future particulate matter (PM) air quality objectives in Canada. In support of these objectives, particles and gases emitted from vehicles must be fully characterised.

The ETC is conducting the exhaust emissions measurements from transportation sources, and coordinating the analytical method development needed for chemical characterisation of particulate matter emitted from sources and in ambient air.

Characterisation measurements are being conducted on inorganic anions and cations, and organic acids. Teflon-filter-collected particulate matter samples were analysed for 12 inorganic and organic anions and 8 cations using ion chromatography (IC) and for 14 organic acid anions using capillary electrophoresis (CE). KOH-coated filters were routinely analysed for 14 organic acids including hydroxymethanesulfonic acids by the CE method. Gaseous ammonia and sulfur dioxide in vehicle-emitted samples were determined in citric acid-coated and carbonate-coated filters by IC.

Research to Characterise Particulate Matter (PM)/Data on Chemicals Associated with PM

The ETC has participated in a 3-year project funded by the Toxic Substances Research Initiative. The work, done in conjunction with the Meteorological Service of Canada, will greatly increase understanding of the human health effects of PM. Characterisation measurements were conducted on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), carbonyls, inorganic ions, and organic acids.

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2.5 NAPS Toxics Sampling Program  Top

The program includes measurement of volatile organic compounds (VOC), including toxics and ground-level ozone precursors, polar volatile organics (PVOCs) such as aldehydes and ethers, components of fine particulate matter (PM) including metals and inorganic and organic ions, and persistent, toxic semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), such as benzo(a)pyrene and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and furans.

The purposes of the monitoring effort are: 1) to support CEPA priority substances assessments by providing information on exposures of the Canadian population to ambient air concentrations of toxic substances; 2) to provide data on trends in air concentrations of toxics and thus measure the success of initiatives carried out under the Toxic Substances Management Policy (TSMP) and under the Canada-Ontario Agreement (COA) respecting the Great Lakes basin ecosystem; 3) to measure important precursors and products related to photochemical oxidant production (smog); 4) to characterise potentially toxic components of fine particulate matter; 5) to identify and characterize major sources of toxic substances and to determine the importance of long-range transport vs. domestic releases in terms of measured ambient concentrations; and 6) to provide improved information on the fate, transport, and deposition of toxic substances.

Over 34 substances on the CEPA Schedule 1, Priority Substances List (PSL) 1 and PSL 2 are measured routinely at up to 40 sites across Canada. Method development for other important substances is carried out on a routine basis as part of the program. During the year 2000, over 2,500 VOC samples were collected from across the country and analysed for up to 170 different VOC species (requiring multiple analytical runs per sample). In the same year, more than 450 PAH samples and 250 PCDD/PCDF samples were analysed from 19 sites in Canada. Another 200 samples from 7 Ontario sites were analysed for hexachlorobenzene (HCB), pentachlorophenol (PCP), octachlorostyrene (OCS), and nitro-PAH. For the particulate sampling program, over 1500 fine and coarse mass measurements were made at 23 sites and most samples were submitted for both XRF (47 elements) and IC (21 organic and inorganic ions) analysis.

In Ontario, the list of compounds was expanded to include a number of additional species that are targeted in the Canada-Ontario Agreement (COA) respecting the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. These include Tier I substances (targeted for virtual elimination) and Tier II substances (persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic substances of concern) as identified by the International Air Quality Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission. The new COA substances sampling program, which began in September 1996, includes nitro-PAH, OCS, HCB, and PCP. A number of reports and presentations have been prepared summarising results from Ontario sites for Tier I and Tier II substances and to provide recommendations for future monitoring activities. Urban and rural concentrations are compared as an indicator of source strengths of the species measured.

Special Projects

The ETC was invited by the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) to participate in the Pacific 2001 Air Quality Study in the Lower Fraser Valley of British Columbia. The objective of the study was to provide a better understanding and reduce the uncertainty of the sources, formation, and distribution of PM and ozone in the Lower Fraser Valley. The ETC participated in the intensive sampling and analyses of VOCs and carbonyls at two sites. Results were presented at the Pacific 2001 Data Analysis Workshop at York University in April 2002. ETC staff also provided support for the installation of PM monitors and assisted in the inter-comparison study of different continuous PM monitors.

The ETC assisted Alberta Environment Compliance Branch in carrying out sampling and analyses of VOC from the Fort Saskatchewan area to monitor emission of VOC from local industry. The Division also assisted the provinces of New Brunswick, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan in investigating odour-related complaints associated with VOC.

The ETC participated in field inter-comparison studies of formaldehyde measurement techniques at the Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments (CARE). Scientists from York University, Purdue University, and the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) took part. The inter-comparison studies are shedding new light on how organic species are transported and chemically transformed in the atmosphere.

To characterise oxidant precursor emissions from both mobile and stationary sources, the ETC has successfully developed unique VOC analytical methods. The research involved developing means of eliminating water vapour and carbon dioxide interference from collected samples. This makes it possible to characterise source strength relationships for landfill gases and to assess the environmental impacts of burning oil.

The third year of research was completed on two projects funded by the Toxic Substances Research Initiative (TSRI). One project, carried out in conjunction with the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC), will greatly increase understanding of the human health effects of PM. Characterisation measurements are being conducted on VOCs, carbonyls, inorganic ions, and organic acids at sites in Toronto and Vancouver. The other project that is in conjunction with the University of Toronto and the MSC will provide key information on the nature and some potential health effects of the complex mixture of toxic chemicals in urban air. As part of this aim, the project is designed to provide guidance and supportive information that will assist Environment Canada in achieving its objectives of monitoring air toxics in urban areas. The "air toxics" include PAHs, dioxins/furans (PCDDs/Fs), and persistent organic pollutants or POPs, e.g., PCBs and other semi-volatile chlorinated organics. This also includes selected "new" compounds or those not traditionally measured, notably polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) and nitrogen-substituted PAHs. Six different methods of obtaining time-integrated air samples are being employed.

The major achievement of this program is the production of a high-quality database of systematic observations, which is the most extensive long-term data record of its kind in North America. It is now possible to produce nationally representative trend data for a large number of species, including those that are important in Climate Change.

Results from the program have been used extensively in the CEPA PSL1 assessment program and in the selection process for the PSL2. The ambient air-monitoring program supports both the Ground-level Ozone and Toxics issues and uses the existing federal/provincial infrastructure of the NAPS network. Data from the program were used extensively in developing the Canada-Wide Standard for benzene.

The ETC is a partner in a Toxic Substances Research Initiative (TSRI) project entitled "Urban Air Toxics: Source Signature and Health Effects". The project will characterise compounds contributing to urban air toxics, develop cost-effective monitoring methods for PAHs, PCBs, and other compounds, determine source-receptor relationships, and explore genotoxicity of complex air mixtures. Sampling is being carried out at sites in Toronto and the surrounding areas.


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