1 Site Document for St. Albert Air Monitoring Station

1.1 Station Map

1.2 General Station Information

Station
Station Information
Station number 20AQM (C15)
Station Name St. Albert
Date station established Jan 01, 1998 (AEPA); Dec 1, 2022 (ACA)
Date information last updated 25-Mar-24
General Description The St. Albert station is located in the City of St. Albert Northwest edge of the City of Edmonton. The Station is located near the water reservoir. The station is situated on a gravel pad surrounded by a fence and residential houses.
Station address 20 Sonora Drive, St. Albert, AB
Station Location 13-34-53-25 W4M
Latitude 53.626969
Longitude -113.611905
UTM 12U 327282E 5945190N
Elevation 695m
Airshed Alberta Capital Airshed, ACA
Nearest street Sonora Drive
Community City of St. Albert
Population 65589
Census Year 2016
Land Use
Scale of representativeness, 500m
Land use by sector North grass / park
Land use by sector East urban
Land use by sector South urban
Land use by sector West urban
Angle of elevation to nearby buildings Greatest Angle = 5 degrees, from 229deg
Average building height in the area (m) 6m
Air flow restrictions from North no
Air flow restrictions from South no
Air flow restrictions from East potential trees
Air flow restrictions from West no
Distance to nearest trees 35m
Height of trees 16m
Manifold Type glass / stainless steel intake
Manifold height above structure 2m
Meterological Equipment type Crank down tower with RM-Young
Meterological Equipment height 10m
Meterological Equipment distance from station tied to station end

1.3 Owner / Operator

Owner/Operator/Approval Holder
Station Information
Operator Alberta Capital Airshed, ACA
Address 8737 53 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 5E9
Contact Gary Redmond
Phone number 587.520.7935
email
Name of owner/approval holder Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, AEPA
Address 1200 10423 - 101 Street NW Edmonton AB T5H 0E9
Contact name Marty Collins
Phone number 780.427.2711
email address
Approval number

1.4 Map of Site Influences

Localized sources (within 100 metres of station)
Description Distance (m) Angle (from N) Height (m)
tree 35 115deg 16
building 31 229deg 7
building 63 279deg 6
tree 66 57deg 16
building 56 87deg 5
Roadway influences
Road Type Traffic Volume Distance Description
Sonora Drive Paved unknown 90m southeast residential
Sunset Boulevard Paved unknown 135m southwest commuting route
Major point sources
Source Name Source Type Distance from Site (km) Compass Direction
refer to map oil and gas >4km southwest to northeast
refer to map commercial >4km southeast

1.5 Monitoring Equipment

Station Instruments
Instrument Type Make Model Serial Number AMU Date Installed
Nitrogen Oxides (NO-NO2-NOx) Thermo Scientific 42i 1229254993 AMU # 2012
Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Thermo Scientific 43i 1173410008 AMU # 2017
Ozone (O3) Thermo Scientific 49i 1227254860 AMU # 2012
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Thermo Scientific 48i-TLE 1235356078 AMU # 2012
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Thermo Scientific SHARP 5030 CM-1180 AMU # 2015
Dilution Calibrator Thermo Scientific 146i AMU #
Zero-Air Generator API Teledyne T701 AMU #
Wind RM Young 05305-10
Wind Tower Aluma 2015
Temperature/Relative Humidity Campbell Scienitifc
Station Temperature Comet
Data Logger Campbell Scienitifc CR1000X 2023
Cellular Modem Microhard iPN4G AMU # 1951 2015
Battery Back-up Tripp-Lite 2023
HVAC BARD 2015
Station National Trailer (10x20) w/ Stairs 2015

1.6 Site Plan view and Cross sectional analysis

1.6.1 Illustration of distance and height requirements

Plan view
Plan view


Plan view One
a = height of sample inlet above ground
b = distance from sample inlet to any air flow obstacle (eg buildings) must be greater than 2 times the height of the obstacle above the sample inlet
c = sample inlet must be greater than 20 metres horizontally from trees

Description Distance (m) Angle (from N) Height (m) b Angle >26.5 deg >2 x b >20m trees
station inlet 0 4 NA NA
tree 35 115deg 16 12 18.9 pass pass
building 31 229deg 7 3 5.5 pass pass
building 63 279deg 6 2 1.8 pass pass
tree 66 57deg 16 12 10.3 pass pass
building 56 87deg 5 1 1.0 pass pass

1.6.2 Illustration of distance and height requirements

Plan view Two
h1 = height of obstacle 1; h2 = height of obstacle 2
d = must be greater than 2.5 times the shelter height (minimum of 10 metres)
e = height above any obstacle greater than 2 metres
f = distance must be minimum 10 times h1; g = distance must be minimum 10 times h2

Description Distance (m) d > 10m structure >10x height trees >10x height
station inlet 0
tree 35 fail fail
building 31 pass fail
building 63 pass pass
tree 66 fail fail
building 56 pass pass

1.7 Photographs for Continuous Stations

1.7.1 Station Pictures

\label{fig:fig}Station looking East

Station looking East


\label{fig:fig}Station looking North

Station looking North


\label{fig:fig3}Station looking South

Station looking South


\label{fig:figs}Station looking West

Station looking West


\label{fig:figs}Sample Inlet 1

Sample Inlet 1


\label{fig:figs}Sample Inlet 2

Sample Inlet 2


\label{fig:figs}Station Equipment Rack

Station Equipment Rack


\label{fig:figs}Station Manifold

Station Manifold


\label{fig:figs}Station Particulate Analyzer

Station Particulate Analyzer


\label{fig:figs}Station Particulate Manifold

Station Particulate Manifold

1.9 Network of Stations and Region