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Sydney air monitoring sites

Monitoring sites: Sydney

Monitoring site

Status
May 2008

Latitude 
(South)

Longitude
(East)

O3

NO
NO2
NOx

NEPH

TEOM PM10

TEOM PM2.5

SO2

CO

BargoSilica RdActive

34° 18' 27"

150° 34' 48"

Å

Å

Å

 

 

Å

 
Blacktown (old)Flushcombe RdDecommissioned

33° 46' 20"

150° 54' 18"

Å

Å

Å

Å

 

Å

Å

BringellyRamsay RdActive

33° 55' 10"

150° 45' 40"

Å

Å

Å

Å

 

Å

 
CamdenAerodromeDecommissioned

34° 02' 35"

150° 41' 22"

#

Å

     
CampbelltownBlaxland RdDecommissioned

34° 03' 22"

150° 48' 44"

#

#

 

Å

   
ChulloraSouthern Sydney TAFE - Worth StActive

33° 53' 38"

151° 02' 43"

Å

Å

ÅÅÅÅÅ
EarlwoodBeaman ParkActive

33° 55' 04"

151° 08' 05"

Å

Å

Å

Å

Å

  
Kurrajong HeightsBells Line of RoadDecommissioned

33° 31' 19"

150° 20' 46"

Å

Å

 

 

 

Å 
LidcombeEPA LaboratoriesDecommissioned

33° 53' 09"

151° 02' 30"

Å

Å

 

Å

Å

  
LindfieldBradfield RdActive

33° 46' 58"

151° 09' 00"

Å

Å

 

Å

 

Å

 
LiverpoolRose StActive

33° 55' 58"

150° 54' 21"

Å

Å

Å

Å

Å

 

Å

MacarthurUWS Campbelltown CampusActive

34° 04' 16"

150° 46' 54"

ÅÅÅÅ Å

 Å

OakdaleRidge RdActive

34° 03' 11"

150° 29' 50"

Å

Å

Å

Å

   
Prospect William Lawson ParkActive 

33° 47' 41"

150° 54' 45"

 Å

 Å

 Å

 Å

 

 

Å 

RandwickRandwick BarracksActive

33° 56' 00"

151° 14' 31"

Å

Å

Å

Å

 

Å

 
RichmondUniversity of Western SydneyActive

33° 37' 06"

150° 44' 45"

Å

Å

Å

Å 

 

Å

Å

 
RozelleRozelle HospitalActive

33° 51' 57"

151° 09' 45"

Å

Å

Å

Å

  

Å

St MarysMamre RdActive

33° 47' 50"

150° 45' 57"

Å

Å

Å

Å

   
SydneyGeorge & Market StsDecommissioned

33° 52' 21"

151° 11' 44"

      

Å

VineyardCastle Hill STPActive

33° 39' 28"

150° 50' 48"

Å

Å

Å

Å

 

Å

 
Wentworth FallsBodington HospitalDecommissioned

33° 43' 58"

150° 23' 20"

Å

Å

Å

Å

   
WestmeadWestmead HospitalDecommissioned

33° 48' 05"

150° 59' 46"

Å

Å

Å

Å

Å

 

Å

WooloowareWoolooware RdDecommissioned

34° 02' 39"

151° 08' 28"

Å

Å

Å

Å

Å

Å

 
Å = DECC-operated site
# = instrument operated by Pilkington (Australia) Ltd., a NATA accredited facility

Glossary

  • O3: ozone
  • NO: nitrogen oxide
  • NO2: nitrogen dioxide
  • NOx: oxides of nitrogen
  • NEPH: suspended fine particles as measured by a nephelometer
  • TSP: total suspended particulates
  • PM10: particles less than 10 micrometres in diameter measured using a high-volume sampler
  • TEOM-PM10: particles less than 10 micrometres in diameter measured using a tapered element oscillating microbalance
  • TEOM-PM2.5: particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter measured using a tapered element oscillating microbalance
  • SO2: sulfur dioxide
  • CO: carbon monoxide
  • Pb: lead
  • Cd: cadmium

See also: Definitions.

About air quality sampling.

More about air quality monitoring.

 

 

Page last updated: 05 June 2008