Useful Links - Air Quality

Links to some of the many related organisations involved in air quality, air pollution and atmospheric science throughout Tasmania and Australia, and around the world.

• Wood heater and Wood-smoke Links
• Planned Burning Links
• Motor Vehicle Pollution
• Air Quality Monitoring Throughout Australia
• International Air Quality Information
• Air Quality Related Web Sites
• Weather Related Links
• Air Quality Related Events

Also see:

• Air Quality Education Resources - including local and global information relating to air quality, and Greenhouse Effect Resources

Wood Heater and Wood-smoke Links

• Woodsmoke Handbook: Woodheaters, Firewood and Operator Practice - brochure is available from the Air Quality Publications section of the Australian Government, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts website
• Australian Home Heating Association
• Australian Lung Foundation
• Tasmanian Department of Health Air Quality Alert. This site provides public health alerts for air quality at sites around Tasmania utilising real time data.
• Burn Brighter this Winter 2013
  Information about the current 'Burn Brighter this Winter 2013' public education project being undertaken in areas of Huon Valley and Meander Valley.
• Video Presentations by leading Tasmanian Researchers on Woodsmoke. Dr Fay Johnston, Dr John Innis and Professor John Todd present information on a variety of topics such as health impacts of woodsmoke, the Tasmanian experience and how to reduce smoke from your wood heater.
• A step-by-step guide to reduce smoke from your wood heater.

Planned Burning Links

 

• Forest Regeneration Burns - Today's Planned Burns
  View the approximate locations of burns planned by Forestry Tasmania and members of the Forest Industries Association Tasmania.
• Tasmanian Fire Service
  See Tasmanian Fire Service information about current bushfires in Tasmania

Motor Vehicle Pollution

• Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources (DIER) - DIER is responsible for managing the pollution from the transport sector in Tasmania. Telephone 03 6233 5331
• Fuel Quality Standards Act - Information on the national Fuel Quality Standards Act is on the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts web site

Air Quality Monitoring

Air quality monitoring in:

• Tasmania, Cape Grim
• Queensland
• New South Wales
• Victoria
• Northern Territory
• South Australia
• Western Australia
• Australian Capital Territory

International Air Quality Information

• US EAP Air Quality
• Air Quality Monitoring in the UK
• World Health Organisation Air Pollution and Health
• European Commission Air Quality
• Ministry of Environmental Protection China (in English)

Air Quality Related Web Sites

• IRIS Tasmania - research tool providing current information about Tasmania
• Tasmanian Environment Centre
• Mesothelioma (Cancer Council of Australia)
• Mesothelioma Guide
• Mesothelioma Resource Online
  

Weather Related Links

• Bureau of Meteorology Tasmania
• Global Atmosphere Watch
• Cape Grim Air Pollution Station

Air Quality Related Events

• Environmental Events Calendar