Table 1 Mean PM2.5 concentrations for 22 communities with complete data in Alberta in 2011
CommunityPopulation*Mean PM2.5 concentration, µg/m3
Anzac5855.18
Beaverlodge23656.72
Bruderheim11558.22
Calgary1 214 83910.82
Caroline5014.18
Cold Lake13 8395.71
Drayton Valley70497.24
Edmonton1 159 8699.75
Edson84753.79
Elk Point14128.22
Fort Chipewyan8473.18
Fort McKay5629.76
Fort McMurray61 3748.6
Fort Saskatchewan19 0516.51
Grande Prairie55 0328.42
Hinton96407.89
Lamont County38727.28
Lethbridge105 9996.76
Medicine Hat72 8077.85
Red Deer90 56413.65
Redwater19155.39
Tomahawk653.23
Alberta (population weighted)*2 831 75210.03

Note: PM2.5 = fine particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 µm or less.

*Based on 2011 Canadian census data.