Air Quality Research Publications

Air Quality Science Assessments and Related Reports

Environment Canada leads the production of comprehensive reviews of the state of the science for air quality issues of concern, such as smog, acid rain and depletion of the ozone layer.   The resulting assessment reports provide science-based guidance to Canadian policy and decision makers.  This section includes formal science assessment reports, as well as related publications that provide an overview of current science.

Monitoring and Data Reports

Reports of findings from Canadian air quality monitoring networks are produced by Environment Canada.  These publications include data and trend analyses which show changes in pollutant levels over time.  This section contains publications from the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS) on urban air quality, and reports from the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network (IADN) on the deposition of toxic substances to the Great Lakes.

Industrial and Vehicle Emissions Reports

Environment Canada produces summary reports of emissions data from various sources of air pollution, such as manufacturing industries and the transportation sector.  This section includes reports on emissions inventories, feasibility studies for reducing emissions, and methodologies for sampling emissions.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Publication citations for Environment Canada’s air quality research peer-reviewed publications.