Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset

The Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations (ARC) Dataset is a general dataset of airborne radionuclide concentrations analyzed at the Radiation Protection Bureau (RPB). The RPB is responsible for delivering Health Canada’s program in the area of ionizing radiation protection. This dataset includes radionuclide concentrations at locations in RPB’s Canadian air monitoring networks including its Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) stations and the Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network (CRMN). The dataset may also include additional airborne radionuclide concentration data from other networks, fieldwork and any additional data collected during emergencies.

The dataset shows concentrations of airborne radionuclides that were targeted for analysis and detected, for example, Beryllium-7 (7Be), Lead-210 (210Pb), Cesium-134 (134Cs), Cesium-137 (137Cs), Iodine-131 (131I), Xenon-133 (133Xe), and Xenon-135 (135Xe), among others. The data is presented in xml file format, selected to conform to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) International Radiological Information Exchange (IRIX) Format. The IRIX format is used to facilitate the exchange of web-based emergency data and information to help organizations respond to radiological incidents and emergencies.

The map shows the approximate sampling location for each monitoring station. Stations are found within the associated location range.

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Date ( RI_366 )
2022-06-27
Date ( RI_367 )
2025-08-19
RI_414
  Government of Canada;Health Canada
775 Brookfield Road , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0K9 , Canada
1 (613) 954-6647
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
daily; quotidien RI_533
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Airborne radioactivity
  • environmental radioactivity monitoring
  • radiation monitoring
  • Ionizing radiation protection
  • beryllium
  • lead
  • cesium
  • iodine
  • Activity concentration
  • air particulate
  • Noble gas
  • IRIX format
  • Xenon
  • Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Radioactive materials
  • Health
  • Radioactivity
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Health
  • Environment
Begin date
2011-09-30
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
Distribution format
  • ESRI REST ( 10.8.1 )

  • WMS ( 1.3.0 )

  • CSV ( unknown )

  • XML ( 1.0 )

RI_410
  Government of Canada;Health Canada;Healthy Environments Consumer Safety Branch - ( )
775 Brookfield Rd , Ottawa , Ontario ,
RI_412
  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada - ( )
Sherbrooke ,
OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset by Station (Past 12-month) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Map ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Map ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;TXT;eng

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset Dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;TXT;fra

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset Guide ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;TXT;eng

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset Guide ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;TXT;fra

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset (September 30, 2011-April 30, 2017) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;XML;eng

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset (May 1, 2017 – June 30, 2021) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;XML;eng

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset (July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;XML;eng

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset ( July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;XML;eng

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Map ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Map ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations Dataset for All Stations (Past 12-month) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;CSV;eng,fra

File identifier
aa698863-f689-4dd6-be12-1a9fa513f04b XML
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2026-04-21T14:58:06
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada
Canada
 
 

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