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PARTICULATE
POLLUTION
London smog & PC smog contain aerosols.
• Municipal incineration generates fly ash.
• Diesel engines are particle generators.
•Smoke
particles that interfere with visibility
are quite small < 2.5 mm. Bushfires < 1mm.
are quite small < 2.5 mm. Bushfires < 1mm.
• Those that interfere with health are <10mm.
Air Quality Monitoring
includes :
• an estimate of visibility
eg. Victoria 20km.
• Total Suspended Particle
TSP < 90mg
m-3
• PM10 < 50mg m-3 Brisbane often exceeds
• PM2.5 < 65mg m-3 Brisbane CBD exceeds
Particulate measurements use
automatic
high-vol samplers logged to a state network.
high-vol samplers logged to a state network.
