Townsville Port (Townsville) 2011 hourly air...

Industry-operated monitoring site: Data received from industry validated by Queensland Government
Period of operation: 1 January to 31 August 2011 (site closed)
Site location: Latitude: -19.2502; Longitude: 146.8304
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 site classification: Peak (port operations)
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 compliance (pollutants): Complies fully
AS/NZS 3580.14 compliance (meteorology): Complies fully
Wind: Mechanical propellor and vane sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

PM10 (to 1 February): Tapered Element Oscillating Balance (TEOM) Model 1400AB operated in accordance with AS 3580.9.8

• Measurement values do not compensate for loss of semi-volatile components from the collected particulate matter.
• Instrument output values are adjusted in accordance with US EPA equivalence designation method EQPM-1090-079 requirements (scaled by 1.03, offset by +3.0).
• After adjustment, negative hourly PM10 concentrations less than -0.5 µg/m^3 are removed and concentrations between -0.5 µg/m^3 and 0.0 µg/m^3 are set to 0.0 µg/m^3.