A report on the first-year results from the Strathcona Area Air Quality Study has just been released - and some of it is concerning. All nine monitors measuring Nitrogen Dioxide exceeded the annual average Metro Vancouver Ambient Air Quality Objective of 17 ppb. On a few days, the monitor beside the Burrard Inlet Rail Line even exceeded the daily one-hour maximum of 60 ppb. Here's a link to the summary report. Here's a link to the summary report.