Air Pollution is recognized as a serious threat to health. But while Canada has set standards for certain types of air pollutants, a microscopic particle, a thousand times thinner than a strand of hair, remains unregulated and is playing havoc with our health. Let’s be the first country to regulate ultrafine particles – a serious air pollutant linked to damaging health effects.

Ports Toronto continues to oppose Air Quality Study conclusions that airport is main source of ultrafine particle air pollution in the area.

The study found that when aircraft take off and land, high levels of UFPs occur particularly during southerly winds in the summer months.

New data reveals that concentrations of airborne ultrafine particles are higher across the BQN than they would be without the airport.