BQNA
Air Quality Study

Q1: How do UFPs at Bathurst Quay compare with other locations?

Comparing Ferry Terminal, Windward, and Arcadia to College St.

– Simultaneous measurement at College St. site, 2.6 km north of Arcadia
– Overall UFP levels are similar to College Street 
– Southerly winds: UFP levels range from similar (Arcadia) to higher (Ferry Terminal) than at College Street. 
– Northerly winds: UFP levels are similar at all sites.

UFP International Comparison (2012-2016) 

Note: UFP levels have decreased by roughly 30% in the last decade.

Source: (Jesus et al. 2019) Ultrafine particles and PM2.5 in the air of cities around the world: Are they representative of each other?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019311110