Appendix 5 - Air quality assessment report

Figure 4.7 - Discrete Air Modelling Receptor Locations



4.7           Background Air Monitoring Data
To allow assessment of cumulative pollutant concentrations, background concentrations have been
considered for the types of compounds emitted from service station. Air quality data from the
Queensland Government air quality monitoring network has been utilised in the air quality
assessment. Data utilised was from the Springwood air quality monitoring station for the years 2015,
2016 and 2017, which was accessed from the Queensland Government Data website 2,3,4. It is noted
that Springwood is the only station in South-East Queensland which monitors for VOCs. Table 4.3
presents the background air quality data used in the dispersion modelling.

Table 4.3 - Summary of Average Ambient Pollutant Concentrations for QLD (January 2015 to
December 2017)
                                     Averaging Time,                Ambient Pollutant
          Pollutant                                                                                                       Station
                                        Statistic                 Concentration (µg/m3)
           Benzene               Maximum Annual Average                           5.5                                   Springwood
                                               th
            Toluene                1 hour, 70 percentile                         23.0                                   Springwood


2   https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/air-quality-monitoring-2015
3   https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/air-quality-monitoring-2016
4   https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/air-quality-monitoring-2017



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