Environmental Quality Branch

RELATED LINKS

1. General

Air, Environment Canada

Air Quality Program, Washington State Department of Ecology

Air Quality Department, GVRD (Greater Vancouver Regional District)

Air Quality Unit, Skeena Regional Headquarters, Ministry of Environment

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)

California Environmental Protection Agency

Clean Air, Environment Canada, Pacific and Yukon Region

Clean Air Toolkit: A Guide for Cleaner Air

Environment Canada Home Page

Environmental and Workplace Health, Health Canada

Environmental Assessment Office, Government of British Columbia

Environmental Management Branch, Ministry of Environment

National Pollutant Release Inventory, Environment Canada

Natural Resources Canada

Pollution and Toxics, Environment Canada

REVEAL II, Air Quality Study of Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia

State of Environment Reporting Office, Ministry of Environment

Waste Discharge Authorizations: Application Forms and Guidance, Ministry of Environment

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

United States Environmental Protection Agency

2. Weather

B.C. Weather, Environment Canada

Environment Canada Weather Office

Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC), Environment Canada

Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) Weather Viewer, University of Northern British Columbia

World Meteorological Organization

3. Climate Change

Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME): Climate Change

Climate Change, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Climate Change: Time is Running Out, Pembina Institute

The Climate Registry

David Suzuki Foundation

Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Government of Canada

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Voluntary Challenge and Registry (VCR)

Wild BC: Climate Change Resources for Teacher

4. Particulate Matter (Particulates)

Air Quality, Skeena Regional Headquarters, Ministry of Environment

B.C. Health Files: Particulate Matter Air Pollution

Burn it Smart Program, Natural Resources Canada

Canada-wide Standards for Particulate Matter and Ozone: Five Year Report: 2000-2005, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

Consumer Safety Information (Woodstoves), Wood Energy Technicians of British Columbia

Firesmoke, UBC

Model Municipal Bylaw for Regulating Backyard Burning, Ministry of Environment

Model Municipal Bylaw for Regulating Wood Burning Appliances, Environment Canada

Outdoor Wood-Fired Boilers, Washington State Department of Ecology

Renewable Energy: A Guide to Residential Wood Heating, Natural Resources Canada

Smoke Management Program, California Air Resources Board

5. Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

Canada's Strategy to Accelerate the Phaseout of CFC and Halon Uses and to Dispose of the Surplus Stocks, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment

Ozone Depletion, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Ozone; Global Atmosphere Watch, World Meteorological Organization

Stratospheric Ozone, Environment Canada

Stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation and health, World Health Organization

Stratospheric Ozone Thickness: an indicator of stratospheric ozone depletion for southern B.C., Environment Canada, Pacific and Yukon Region

UV Index, Environment Canada

6. Vehicle Emissions

AirCare

Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST)

BioFleet, Fraser Basin Council

Canada's Transportation Challenge, Environment Canada

CalStart

Commuter Challenge (Canada)

Co-operative Auto Network, GVRD and Vancouver Island

Eco Travelling, EcoTravelling U.K.

Go Green

Go for Green, Health Canada

Hybrid Experience Report

Idle Free BC, Fraser Basin Council

Ground-level Ozone throughout Canada: National Indicators, Government of Canada

Scrap-It Program

Smog: an indicator of potential air quality health risk in the Fraser Valley

South Coast Air Quality Management District,
California, U.S.

Victoria Car Share Co-operative

Way to Go

7. Clean Air Day / Commuter Challenges

B.C. Clean Air Day

Bike to Work

Canadian Environment Week

National Clean Air Day

National Commuter Challenge and Ongoing Challenges

8. Indoor Air Quality

B.C. Health Files

Indoor Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Indoor Air Quality — Tools For Schools Action Kit, Health Canada

Indoor Air Quality and Personal Exposure Assessment Program, California Air Resources Board

It's Your Health, Health Canada fact sheets

9. Water

Drinking Water, Health Canada

Freshwater, Environment Canada

Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Water, Environment Canada

Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Waterbucket: Sustainable Approaches to Water Resources

Water Conservation around the House, EcoKids Online (Earth Day Canada)

10. Product Stewardship

Electronics Product Stewardship Canada

Extended Producer Responsibility and Stewardship, Environment Canada

Product Stewardship, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency