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Environmental Health Interim Baseline Report: Air Quality Strategic Regional Environmental and Baseline Assessment for the Beetaloo Sub-basin

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Title

Environmental Health Interim Baseline Report: Air Quality Strategic Regional Environmental and Baseline Assessment for the Beetaloo Sub-basin

Other title

SREBA Beetaloo environmental health interim baseline report: air quality

Creator

Browell, R.; Potgierter, J.

Issued by

Northern Territory. Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security. Flora and Fauna Division

Collection

E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT; Technical Report 34/2022; SREBA reports

Date

2022-12-16

Location

Beetaloo

Abstract

This is the interim report for the work undertaken for the Strategic Regional Environmental and Baseline Assessment (SREBA) Environmental Health Air Quality baseline study. The Air Quality baseline is a 12 month monitoring program to measure key air pollutants and meteorological parameters from five air quality monitoring stations were set up within the study area at Manbulloo, Mataranka, Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve, Daly Waters and Elliott. Pollutants measured were selected based on the expected emissions from onshore gas development, and include particulate matter (PM), both suspended particles and deposited dust, and gases (NO2, SO2, H2S, VOCs and aldehydes). The interim report summarises the initial data (~2 months) collected by the air quality monitoring program and outline monitoring methods for each pollutant including details of quality control procedures undertaken. The sample of data collected is not yet sufficient to draw reliable conclusions regarding the baseline air quality in the region. The baseline monitoring program is scheduled to continue for a further 10 months, with a total of 12 months of data collected at the completion. Some recommendations are provided in the report regarding ongoing monitoring, which are to be reassessed at the completion of the 12 month monitoring program.

Notes

Made available by via Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT)

Table of contents

1. Introduction - 2. SREBA Air Quality monitoring program - 3. Monitoring results - 4. Ongoing monitoring - 5. Conclusion - 6. References

Language

English

Subject

SREBA; Health; Air Quality; Beetaloo (N.T.)

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government

Place of publication

Darwin

Series

Technical Report 34/2022; SREBA reports

Format

42 page : colour illustrations and maps ; 30 cm

File type

application/pdf

ISBN

9781743503713

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)

Copyright owner

Northern Territory Government

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/898282

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/898283

Page content

This report: has been prepared by GHD for Northern Territory Government and may only be used and relied on by Northern Territory Government for the purpose agreed between GHD and Northern Territory Government as set out in section 1 of this report. GHD otherwise disclaims responsibility to any person other than Northern Territory Government arising in connection with this report. GHD also excludes implied warranties and conditions, to the extent legally permissible. The services undertaken by GHD in connection with preparing this report were limited to those specifically detailed in the report and are subject to the scope limitations set out in the report. The opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this report are based on conditions encountered and information reviewed at the date of preparation of the report. GHD has no responsibility or obligation to update this report to account for events or changes occurring subsequent to the date that the report was prepared. The opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this report are based on assumptions made by GHD described in this report. GHD disclaims liability arising from any of the assumptions being incorrect. The opinions, conclusions and any recommendations in this report are based on information obtained from, and testing undertaken at or in connection with, specific sample points. Site conditions at other parts of the site may be different from the site conditions found at the specific sample points. Investigations undertaken in respect of this report are constrained by the particular site conditions, such as the location of buildings, services and vegetation. As a result, not all relevant site features and conditions may have been identified in this report. GHD has prepared this report on the basis of information provided by Northern Territory Government and others who provided information to GHD (including Government authorities)], which GHD has not independently verified or checked beyond the agreed scope of work. GHD does not accept liability in connection with such unverified information, including errors and omissions in the report which were caused by errors or omissions in that information. Project name SREBA Beetaloo Air Quality Document title Environmental Health Interim Baseline Report: Air Quality | Strategic Regional Environmental and Baseline Assessment for the Beetaloo Sub-basin Project number 12575570 File name 12575570-REP_SREBA Air Quality Interim Report.docx Status Code Revision Author Reviewer Approved for issue Name Signature Name Signature Date S3 A R. Browell J. Potgieter D. Craggs N. Fries S3 B R. Browell J. Potgieter D. Craggs N. Fries 16/12/22 GHD Pty Ltd | ABN 39 008 488 373 133 Castlereagh Street, Level 15 Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia T +61 2 9239 7100 | F +61 2 9239 7199 | E sydmail@ghd.com | ghd.com GHD 2022 This document is and shall remain the property of GHD. The document may only be used for the purpose for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the Terms of Engagement for the commission. Unauthorised use of this document in any form whatsoever is prohibited. mailto:sydmail@ghd.com http://www.ghd.com/