Tara Region (South West Queensland) 2021...

Air Quality Monitoring - 2021

Created 05/05/2025

Updated 05/05/2025

Industry-operated monitoring site: Data presented as received by Queensland Government
Period of operation: 1 July (site established) to 15 November 2021 (site closed)
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
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/bf526029-5df1-4fd8-b5c3-b475226eac24/resource/b76dafef-dfb8-48c4-bb27-22959ef4904d/download/tara-aq-2021.csv