MCU15/0095 Air Quality Assessment Report

2            Assessment Criteria
The Noosa Council Planning Scheme does not specify criteria for air quality impact assessments.
Therefore, as requested by Noosa Council, reference has been made to criteria for compounds
associated with service station emissions as presented in the Environmental Protection (Air) Policy
2008 and the Brisbane City Council Service Station Code (2014) and Odour Impact Assessment for
Developments Guideline (Department of Environment and Heritage Protection 2004). Table 2.1
summarises the criteria adopted for the target compounds considered in the air quality assessment.

Table 2.1: Adopted Air Quality Criteria (g/m3)

                    Air Quality
                                             Averaging
  Compound            Criteria                                                          Outcome                                      Source
                                                Period
                       g/m3

                        1100                  30 Minutes                Protecting aesthetic environment

    Toluene             4100                    24 Hour                          Health and well being                           EPP (Air) 2008

                        410                      Annual                          Health and well being

                        1200                     24-hour                         Health and well being
     Xylene                                                                                                                      EPP (Air) 2008
                        950                      Annual                          Health and well being

    Benzene              10                      Annual                          Health and well being                           EPP (Air) 2008

  Cyclohexane          19,000                    1 Hour                          Health and well being                              BCC 2014

    n-Hexane           3,200                     1 Hour                          Health and well being                              BCC 2014

  Ethylbenzene         8,000                     1 Hour                          Health and well being                              BCC 2014

                         75                   30 Minutes                Protecting aesthetic environment
    Styrene                                                                                                                      EPP (Air) 2008
                        280                      7 days                          Health and wellbeing

                   0.5 OU for tall
                       stacks
                                            1 hour, 99.5th
     Odour                                                                                   Odour                                  EHP 2004
                  2.5 OU for ground            percentile
                   level and wake-
                  affected plumes




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