Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Plan for South Australia (NEPM) 2001
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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (AMBIENT AIR QUALITY) MEASURE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING PLAN FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA Ambient Air Quality Plan for South Australia August 2001 ISBN 1 876562 28 5 For further information please contact: Environment Protection Agency GPO Box 2607 Adelaide SA 5001 Tel: +618 8204 2004 Fax: +618 8204 9393 © Environment Protection Authority This document may be reproduced in whole or part for the purpose of study or training, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source and to its not being used for commercial purposes or sale. Reproduction for purposes other than those given above requires the prior written permission of the Environment Protection Agency. Printed on recycled paper CONTENTS SUMMARY ..……………………………………………………………………………………………………v 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................1 1.1 The NEPM context...................................................................................................1 1.2 Legislative basis in South Australia..........................................................................2 1.3 NEPM monitoring in South Australia‘s management plan ........................................ 2 2 SELECTION OF MONITORING REGIONS ....................................................................5 2.1 Identification of monitoring regions ..........................................................................5 3 MONITORING REQUIREMENTS OF REGIONS.......................................................... 10 3.1 Metropolitan Adelaide Region ................................................................................ 11 3.2 Spencer Region ..................................................................................................... 28 3.3 Mount Gambier Region.......................................................................................... 34 3.4 Riverland Region ................................................................................................... 37 3.5 Barossa Region ..................................................................................................... 39 3.6 Mobile campaign monitoring surveys and emissions inventories ........................... 41 4 SITING AND INSTRUMENTATION .............................................................................. 43 4.1 Current Adelaide metropolitan and regional monitoring network ............................ 43 5 ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY CONTROL ............................................................. 50 6 REPORTING, COLLECTION AND HANDLING OF DATA ........................................... 51 6.1 Reporting and communications ............................................................................. 51 6.2 Integration of estimation and monitoring tools ....................................................... 52 6.3 Collection and handling of data.............................................................................. 52 6.4 Data security.......................................................................................................... 53 APPENDIX A: SCHEDULES OF THE AIR NEPM MONITORING PROTOCOL.……………...54 APPENDIX B: SCREENING PROCEDURES……………………………………………………..…...57 APPENDIX C: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, CURRENT MONITORING AND AIR QUALITY………………………………………………………………….…....65 APPENDIX D: EMISSIONS INVENTORY………………………………………………………….…...80 APPENDIX E: CSIRO/VICTORIAN EPA MODELLING STUDY ……………………………….…92 GLOSSARY..…………………………………………………………………………….…………….…...…97 i ILLUSTRATIONS List of Tables Table Sœ1: Air NEPM monitoring sites–metropolitan Adelaide ......................................................vii Table Sœ2: Air NEPM monitoring–regional population centres .....................................................viii Table Sœ3: Campaign monitoring ...................................................................................................viii Table 2œ1: Regional population based on 1996 census–Adelaide regional airshed ......................6 Table 2œ2: Regional population based on 1996 census–Spencer, Mount Gambier, Riverland and Barossa regions ......................................................................................6 Table 3œ1: Summary of nominated oxidant performance stations.................................................18 Table 3œ2: Performance monitoring stations for nitrogen dioxide.................................................. 19 Table 3œ3: Current and proposed particle monitoring stations in metropolitan Adelaide ...............22 Table 3œ4: Performance monitoring stations for carbon monoxide ...............................................23 Table 3œ5: Monitoring network for sulfur dioxide showing nominated performance monitoring stations ......................................................................................................................... 25 Table 3œ6: TSP lead monitoring network showing nominated performance monitoring stations .. 26 Table 3œ7: Current and proposed NEPM ambient air quality monitoring sites in metropolitan Adelaide...................................................................................................28 Table 3œ8: Mobile campaign monitoring surveys ...........................................................................41 Table 3œ9: Parameters monitored at mobile campaign monitoring stations ..................................41 Table 4œ1: Current and proposed ambient air quality monitoring sites–metropolitan Adelaide........................................................................................................................43 Table 4œ2: Ambient air quality monitoring–regional population centres .......................................45 Table 4œ3: Air NEPM–Current methods of measurement used in South Australia ......................46 Table 4œ4: Other–Current methods of measurement to be used in South Australia for NEPM monitoring...........................................................................46 Table 4œ5: Locations of current monitoring stations in metropolitan Adelaide (performance monitoring stations highlighted in yellow) ..............................................47 Table 4œ6: Locations of current and proposed monitoring stations in regional centres of South Australia .........................................................................................................47 Table 4œ7: Site compliance PMS ...................................................................................................48 Table 4œ8: Other relevant monitoring carried out by SA EPA ........................................................49 Table Bœ1: Acceptance limits by screening procedure for carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and lead ......................................................................59 Table Bœ2: Acceptance limits by screening procedure for photochemical oxidants (as ozone) ......................................................................................................60 Table Bœ3: Acceptance levels by screening procedure for PM10....................................................61 Table Dœ1: Annual inventory estimates from the NPI for the metropolitan Adelaide region† ..........................................................................................................81 Table Dœ2: Emission inventory estimates for metropolitan Adelaide from aircraft measurements compared with NPI values............................................................................................82 Table Dœ3: Annual inventory estimates from the NPI for the Mount Gambier Region† .................... 83 Table Dœ4: Annual inventory estimates from the NPI for the Barossa Region†................................84 Table Dœ5: Annual inventory estimates from the NPI for the Spencer Gulf area† ............................85 ii Table Dœ6: Annual inventory estimates from the NPI for the Riverland region† ............................... 86 Table Dœ7: Annual inventory estimates from the NPI for Pt Lincoln† ............................................... 87 List of Figures Figure 2œ1: Locations of South Australian regional centres relevant to the Air NEPM and showing airsheds as defined in this report ............................................. 9 Figure 3œ1: Topography of Adelaide and surroundings showing the Adelaide airshed .................. 11 Figure 3œ2: Locations of ozone and nitrogen oxide monitoring stations in metropolitan Adelaide.. 20 Figure 3œ3: PM10 and PM2.5 monitoring stations in metropolitan Adelaide...................................... 22 Figure 3œ4: Carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide monitoring in metropolitan Adelaide .................. 24 Figure 3œ5: TSP lead monitoring in metropolitan Adelaide ............................................................. 27 Figure 3œ6: Topography, population density and wind roses for the Spencer Region .................... 29 Figure 3œ7: Topography, population density and wind rose for the Mount Gambier Region .......... 35 Figure 3œ8: Topography and population density for the Riverland Region...................................... 38 Figure 3œ9: Topography, population density and wind rose for the Barossa Region ...................... 40 Figure Cœ1: Four-hour ozone maxima in metropolitan Adelaide ..................................................... 66 Figure Cœ2: One-hour maximum nitrogen dioxide concentrations in metropolitan Adelaide........... 67 Figure Cœ3: One-hour maximum ozone concentrations 1998œ9 (Airtrak