Queensland 2013 hourly total suspended particles data

Period of reporting: 1 January to 31 December 2013
Monitoring sites: Townsville Coast Guard (Townsville)
Measurement units: micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m^3)
Measurement technique: Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (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 for PM10 (scaled by 1.03, offset by +3.0).
• After adjustment, negative hourly TSP 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.