Air quality test at Rideau Station comes back clean
Posted Apr 24, 2020 07:53:00 PM.
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The City of Ottawa says the air quality inside of Rideau Station is okay.
Odours had been reported inside of the downtown light rail station months ago, so Rideau Transit Maintenance (RTM) had an environmental specialist run an indoor air quality assessment.
The assessment was conducted on February 6, by Buller Crichton Environmental Inc. (BCE).
A memo to Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa City Council on Friday says, “The air quality observed within Rideau Station was assessed to be within the acceptable ranges as required by current guidelines.”
The memo explains that locations investigated were specified by RTM based on odour complaints identified within the Rideau Station. Each location was assessed, and measurements were recorded with the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) data assessed against key standards for acceptable indoor air quality, Ministry of Labour regulations, and provincial and federal occupational health and safety standards.
No concerns were identified regarding atmospheric hazards.
The full Rideau Station IAQ Assessment Report is available here.
