Air pollution in Victoria – a summary of the state of knowledge

Victoria’s air quality has improved significantly over recent decades and is considered good by world standards. However, air pollution remains an important environmental and human health issue. Victoria’s most common air pollutants are particulate matter, ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. Of these, particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and ground-level ozone are of greatest concern and are the focus of this report.