Tara Region (South West Queensland) 2020...

Air Quality Monitoring - 2020

Created 24/02/2025

Updated 24/02/2025

Industry-operated monitoring site: Data presented as received by Queensland Government
Period of operation: 1 July (site established) to 31 December 2020
Site location: 17 km north of Tara town centre
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 site classification: Background
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 compliance (pollutants): Complies
AS/NZS 3580.14 compliance (meteorology): Complies
Wind: Ultrasonic sensor

  • Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Temperature: Solid state thermistor sensor

  • Height above ground level: 2 metres

Relative humidity: Capacitive thin film polymer sensor

  • Height above ground level: 2 metres

Rainfall: Tipping bucket rain gauge
Solar radiation: Pyranometer
Ozone: Ultraviolet photometry analyser operated in accordance with AS 3580.6.1
Oxides of nitrogen: Chemiluminescence analyser operated in accordance with AS/NZS 3580.5.1
Sulfur dioxide: Ultraviolet fluorescence analyser operated in accordance with AS 3580.4.1
Carbon monoxide: Infrared absorption analyser operated in accordance with AS 3580.7.1 Carbon dioxide/Methane: Cavity ring-down spectroscopic method operated in accordance with AS 3580.17 PM10/PM2.5/TSP: Optical light scattering method using Palas Fidas 200 instrument.

Source

This data file or API can be downloaded from:

https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/e732d13e-6be1-4f69-9266-db25998e9f2c/resource/06d2bce0-9467-47ed-9e14-2274db9f7a9f/download/tara-aq-2020.csv