Emissions monitoring and reporting
Emissions estimation, monitoring and reporting
- Licensing: load-based licensing (LBL) sets fees and limits on the loads of pollutant emissions by holders of environment protection licences under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act).
- Methods for sampling and analysis: The approved methods for the sampling and analysis of air pollutants in NSW (August 2005) specify how air emissions are measured.
- Methods for modelling and assessment: The approved methods for the modelling and assessment of air pollutants in NSW (August 2005) specify procedures and criteria for evaluating air emissions.
- The National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) is Australia's national public database of pollutant emissions.
Ambient air quality reporting
- Regional air quality monitoring reports: quarterly ambient air quality monitoring reports for the Greater Metropolitan Region and selected rural sites around NSW. See also the daily Regional Pollution Index (RPI) for regions in the Greater Metropolitan area.
- State of the Environment (SoE) reporting. Details on the status of the main environmental issues in New South Wales.
Page last updated: 11 April 2008