Air monitoring report 2002

Overview

• In 2002, Victoria's air was generally clean. In an international context Melbourne's air quality (compared to similar urban centres) remains relatively good, consistent with results from recent years.

• Carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide and lead levels met the environmental quality objectives designed to protect human health.

• The 2008 goal for particles (as PM₁₀) was met at all air monitoring stations except Geelong South. Whilst most exceedences were caused by dust storms, PM₁₀ remains an issue for the entire Melbourne-Geelong region.

• The 2008 goal for visibility was not met. Smoke from domestic wood heaters is the greatest contributor to visibility reduction during autumn and winter.

• The Melbourne-Geelong region had five smog events in 2002, a number typical of recent years.

Publications

• Download EPA Publication 910 - Air Monitoring Report 2002 (Adobe PDF file, 224KB)

• Download EPA Publication 907 - Air Monitoring Report 2002 - Compliance with the National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure (Adobe PDF file, 726KB)

Data tables

• Airborne particle index (API) (Adobe PDF file, 97KB)

• Ozone (O₃) (Adobe PDF file, 135KB)

• Particle (PM₁₀) (Adobe PDF file, 107KB)

• Other (NO₂,SO₂, CO and Pb) (Adobe PDF file, 219KB)

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