Sunday, February 5, 2012

St. Bernard's air quality report January 2012

St. Bernard Parish Air Quality Recap
January 2012

A monthly recap of some of the highest air toxin readings from the air monitors in Chalmette and Meraux.  Full Report Here

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)  EPA one-hour health standard   75 ppb

1/1/2012    SO2   107 ppb     Ch_Vista Monitor
1/3/2012    SO2     13 ppb     Ventura Drive Monitor
1/4/2012    SO2     11 ppb     Meraux Monitor
1/5/2012    SO2     15 ppb     Meraux Monitor
1/6/2012    SO2     27 ppb     Ventura Drive Monitor
1/7/2012    SO2     74 ppb     Ch_Vista Monitor
                  SO2    15 ppb     Ventura Drive Monitor
1/11/2012  SO2     40 ppb     Ventura Drive Monitor
1/12/2012  SO2    193 ppb    Ch_Vista Monitor
1/13/2012  SO2     20 ppb     Ventura Drive Monitor
1/16/2012  SO2   100 ppb     Ch_Vista Monitor
1/17/2012  SO2   206 ppb     Ch_Vista Monitor 
1/19/2012  SO2     97 ppb     Ch_Vista Monitor
                   SO2   25 ppb      Ventura Drive Monitor
1/20/2012  SO2   178 ppb     Ch_Vista Monitor
1/22/2012  SO2   160 ppb     Ch_Vista Monitor
1/22/2012  SO2   235 ppb     Ch_Vista Monitor
1/27/2012  SO2     17 ppb     Ventura Drive Monitor
   

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)  World Health Organization advisory limit 5ppb.  EPA review infers daily limit 1.4 ppb (or 0.0014 ppm).

1/4/2012    H2S    18 ppb   Meraux Monitor
                 H2S    10 ppb   Ventura Drive Monitor 
1/8/2012    H2S      8 ppb   Ch_Vista Monitor
1/12/2012  H2S    10 ppb   Ch_Vista Monitor
1/16/2012  H2S    10 ppb   Meraux Monitor
                 H2S     7 ppb    Ventura Drive Monitor
1/30/2012  H2S    28 ppb   Meraux Monitor
                 H2S    24 ppb   Ventura Drive Monitor
1/31/2012  H2S    10 ppb   Meraux Monitor
                 H2S   10 ppb    Ventura Drive Monitor


Particulate Matter PM10   Generally limited to 35 ug/m3
Note:  There was a persistent marsh fire just north of the community.See a recap of the high PM10 levels here.


See Full January 2012 Recap Here

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