Air pollution

Air pollution is poor air quality and it harms people and the environment.

We monitor outdoor (ambient) air pollution in our monitoring network. The following pages show what pollutants we measure, their health effects, and measurement methods we use in our network.

Download NSW annual reports:

Air Quality statements
National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure Annual Compliance reports

Effects of air pollution

Clean air is fundamental to our health and wellbeing.
Particles as air pollution

Particles is the term used for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets suspended in the air.
Air pollutants we monitor

Our air quality monitoring networks provide measurements for six criterion pollutants. We also conduct short-term campaign monitoring activities.
How we monitor air pollution

Learn how we sample air and measure pollutants for reliable air quality monitoring.

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Air pollution

Effects of air pollution

Particles as air pollution

Air pollutants we monitor

How we monitor air pollution

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