Oil Sands Region Atmospheric Deposition Measurements from 17 Monitoring Sites

Deposition data from the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for the Oil Sands, designed to determine the contribution of emissions from oil sands activities to local and regional air quality. The dataset likely contains passive sampling of PACs across 17 sites, active sampling of PACs at three sites, and particulate metals measurements following a one-in-six-day NAPS cycle. It is provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) deposition based on passive sampling across a 17-site network.
• Model dry deposition rates of pollutants based on active sampling of PACs at three sites.
• Assess particulate metal concentrations over time based on 24-hour integrated samples following the NAPS cycle.

Strengths

• Monitoring network includes 17 passive sampling sites, providing spatial coverage.
• Includes active sampling at three sites to inform dry deposition amounts.
• Particulate metals sampling follows the standardized National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS) cycle.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific oil sands region.

Provenance

Source

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Collection Method

Passive and active air sampling under the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for the Oil Sands.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 18:31:08.288326; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oil Sands Region, Canada