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• Fort McKay (AMS 1)
• Mildred Lake (AMS 2)
• Lower Camp Met Tower (AMS 3)
• Buffalo Viewpoint (AMS 4)
• Mannix (AMS 5)
• Patricia McInnes (AMS 6)
• Athabasca Valley (AMS 7)
• Fort Chipewyan (AMS 8)
• Barge Landing (AMS 9)
• Albian Mine Site (AMS 10)*
• Lower Camp (AMS 11)
• Millennium (AMS 12)
• Syncrude UE-1 (AMS 13)
• Anzac (AMS 14)
• CNRL Horizon (AMS 15)
• Albian Muskeg River (AMS 16)*

*Note: AMS 10 was retired due to mining in the location. It has been replaced with AMS 16 which is 4km SE of the former AMS 10 site.

Air Monitoring Stations consist of scientific equipment housed in a controlled environment at a fixed location that draws air through a manifold where it is continuously analyzed for a number of pollutants. Air Monitoring Stations are also equipped with meteorological analyzers.

Pollutants and parameters analyzed at some or all of the air monitoring stations in the Wood Buffalo region include:

O₃, NO, NO₂, NO_x, SO₂, H₂S, TRS, THC, PM 2.5, NH₃, CO, Wind Speed, Wind Direction and Exterior Temperature.

The data are sent directly, in real time, to our website (under Monitoring Stations & Data) and to the Clean Air Strategic Alliance Data Warehouse where they are stored. Data is used by Alberta Environment to determine the Air Quality Health Index. For more information, visit http://environment.gov.ab.ca.

The WBEA currently operates 14 Ambient Air Monitoring Stations within the region.

Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives

Alberta's Ambient Air Quality Objectives define the desired environmental quality that will protect public health and ecosystems.

An alarm system on the WBEA network provides immediate notification when readings greater than those stipulated in the Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives occur at any of our air monitoring stations. After the data is confirmed, both Alberta Environment and industry operators are notified and can follow up appropriately. When industry is informed that they have exceeded an Ambient Air Quality Objective, they conduct an internal investigation to identify any possible sources. If a source is identified, steps are taken to reduce emissions. A report on the incident is submitted to Alberta Environment within 7 days and discussions with regional stakeholders occur at quarterly WBEA meetings.

View the Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives: http://environment.alberta.ca/01005.html