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Acting Mayor Rick Johnson to test Pickering’s air quality - Environmental Communication Options/Huff Strategy

Acting Mayor Rick Johnson to test Pickering’s air quality

May 26th, 2006 11:32 AM

Pickering Acting Mayor Rick Johnson along with researchers from the University of Toronto and the Clean Air Partnership will be testing Pickering’s air quality. This air quality sampling will take place on June 1 at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Strouds Lane and Whites Road. Air quality sampling examines the effects of vehicular traffic on local air quality. Samples will be taken along a walking route beginning near traffic and ending near a local green space, to illustrate how some air pollutants are related to region wide sources while others can depend on local sources within communities such as busy roadways. They will be measuring ultra fine particles (PM0.1) using a P trak sampler and particulate matter (PM2.5) using a dust track sampler. These particles are consistently linked as having a significant negative effect on human health. WHAT: Photo Opportunity WHEN: June 1, 2006, 10:30 am (will be cancelled if it rains) WHERE: Meet at the TD Bank in the Whites Road Dominion Plaza at Strouds Lane and Whites Road. The group will walk along Whites Road from here to the corner of Highview Road ending at St. Mary's Catholic School. DIRECTIONS: From HWY 401, take the RR-38 exit 394 (Go 0.5 km.) Turn north at Whites Rd (Go 1.7 km) to Strouds Lane WHO: Pickering Acting Mayor Rick Johnson Kelly Sabaliauskas and Amy Peers, Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research at U of T Gabriella Kalapos, Clean Air Partnership Chantal Whitaker, City of Pickering Coordinator, Environmental Awareness Programs -30- For more information, please contact: Eva Ligeti, Executive Director, Clean Air Partnership cap@cleanairpartnership.org, phone: 416.392.6672 www.cleanairpartnership.org a map of the location can be found online at: http://www.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Whites+Road,+Pickering+Ontario&ll=43.828242,-79.122677&spn=0.009721,0.024204&om=0 The Clean Air Partnership is a registered charity that works in partnership to promote and coordinate actions to improve local air quality and reduce greenhouse gases for healthy communities.