Air QualityMost people spend the majority of their time indoors. There are many sources of contaminants in the home environment which can result in poor indoor air quality. Poor air quality can inpact individuals’ health and sense of well-being. For more information on the impacts and sources of indoor air quality pollution and what you can do to protect yourself, please contact the Environmental Health Program within your Health Authority, review the Health Files or read the other relevant resources and publications which are hyperlinked from the right hand navigation bar on this page. The Ministry of Environment, through the Environmental Quality Branch, develops legislation and policies to protect air and water quality, and the land. It sets standards for, and does monitoring and reporting for, ambient air and water quality. More information can be found on the B.C. Air Quality website. The Ministry of Environment, in partnership with the BC Lung Association, Environment Canada, Health Canada, the Ministry of Health, Health Authorities and local governments have also developed an Air Quality Health Index to provide a means for individuals to self-calibrate their acute health risks to being exposed to the outside air at various index levels. Forecasts and readings will soon be able to be assessed for select cities in BC through the National Weather Office. More complete BC AQHI information can be found at Airhealthbc.ca |
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