Lowering of SO2 Air Quality Standards On October 27, 2017, the MOECC announced its regulatory proposal to change the sulphur dioxide (SO2) air standards. The new standards would be phased-in over a five year period but the MOECC is considering whether to apply these...
2020 Final Phase-in of O. Reg. 419 for some facilities By February 1, 2020 the final phase-in of the new dispersion models and requirement for abidance with the new air quality standards will come into force for the majority of facilities in Ontario. Starting in 2005,...
Recent Airzone News and New Projects Airzone has been retained to update air quality regulations for jurisdictions in Canada. This work includes updating of guidance documentation and dispersion modelling assessment tools. Airzone’s CALA-accredited laboratory has...
Spring 2017 News and Projects Airzone continues to act as an independent third-party reviewer for the Regional Municipality of Durham for the regulatory source testing of the Durham York Energy Centre. This review includes the auditing of laboratory analyses for key...
New Lower Formaldehyde Exposure Limits – 2017 The current occupational exposure limits (OELs) for formaldehyde in Ontario, as provided in O. Reg. 833, includes a short-term exposure level (STEL) of 1 ppm and a ceiling limit of 1.5 ppm. Due to the notice of...
2017-NPRI Changes to Reporting Requirements Modifications to reporting thresholds: The mass threshold for cobalt (and its compounds) has been reduced from 10 tonnes to 50 kilograms, and the concentration threshold has been reduced from 1% to 0.1%. Information for...
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