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Condition Indicator:
Exceedence of NEPM guidelines for key air pollutants
EPA Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Table 18: Is a simplified summary of the EPA Ambient Air Quality Data by monitoring stations. Overall the data indicates that air
quality within the City is good, however PM
10
levels were exceeded at Lefevre Primary School.
Summary of ambient Air Monitoring Program
(1 & 4
hour)
CO
SO
2
NO
2
O
3
PM
10
PM
2.5
2005
-
2008
2005
-
2008
2005 - 2008
2005
-
2008
2005
-
2008
2005 - 2008
Monitoring stations in Port Adelaide Enfield Area
Northfield
**
-
Netley*
-
-
x
x
**
Monitoring stations for the Greater Adelaide
Region
Kensington
-
-
**
Elizabeth
-
**
Christies
-
-
**
Birkenhead
-
-
-
-
x
-
Lefevre Primary School
-
-
-
-
x
-
within NEPM criteria
x
exceeds NEPM criteria
-
not monitored at this location
*
Netley not within Council area, but results can be used as an indicator of Western Region area.
**
Instances of excess PM
10
, but less than 5 days per year so within NEPM criteria
(Source: EPA, 2008)
