| Fort McKay is a small community located in the oil sand industrial area in northeastern Alberta. Due to its close proximity to the expanding industrial activities, it is important to assess the health risk to the community's inhabitants.;Results show lower average concentrations than a baseline study performed in Fort McKay. Concentrations were lower than other urban locations and similar levels to other rural locations. Concentrations were found to be higher indoors than outdoors and lower in personal locations compared to indoor levels.;The results indicate that the BTEX concentrations found in Fort McKay are typical of a rural community and are not influenced by the oil sand industrial activities.;Thirty-five randomly selected participants were measured for exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m,p-xylenes and o-xylenes (BTEX) volatile organic compound concentrations for a seven-day period in personal, indoor and outdoor sampling locations, using 3M OVM 3500 passive monitors. |
