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Air quality publications

Hard copies of some of these publications are available free of charge from the Community Information Unit.

Books, reports and series

• Emissions testing of a sample of petrol garden equipment engines - Final Report - November 2008
• A Methodology for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Ambient Air Pollution Health Impacts - January 2009
• Sources of Ozone Precursors and Atmospheric Chemistry in a Typical Australian City - December 2008
• Urban-scale modelling of reactive air toxics - December 2008
• Studies of the Secondary Organic Aerosol Component of PM_2.5 Arising from the NEPM Air Toxic Precursors, Toluene and m-Xylene - November 2008
• A Methodology for Determining the Impact of Climate Change on Ozone Levels in an Urban Area - November 2008
• Development of Tools for the Identification of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Australian Cities - October 2008
• Clean Air Research Program - workshop report - October 2008
• Assessment of different approaches for determining personal exposure - July 2008
• Assessing Vehicle Air Pollution Emissions - July 2008
• Development of metrics for individual exposure assessment to traffic related air pollution - June 2008
• Measurement of real-world PM10 emission factors and emission profiles from woodheaters by in situ source monitoring and atmospheric verification methods - May 2008
• Particles, Ozone and Air Toxic Levels in Rural Communities during Prescribed Burning Seasons - May 2008
• Towards the integration of bioanalytical tools into air pollution assessment, regulation and management - May 2008
• Community Based Participatory Research Guide for Air Quality Management - July 2007
• Report on Woodheater Operation and Firewood Parameters: Australia - May 2008
• Marine outboards and personal watercraft - Comparative assessment of the environmental performance of small engines - February 2007
• Outdoor garden equipment - Comparative assessment of the environmental performance of small engines - February 2007
• Health Impacts of Ultrafine Particles - Desktop Literature Review and Analysis - September 2004
• National woodheater audit program action plan - 2004
• National woodheater audit program report - 2004
• Nitrogen oxides emissions standards for domestic gas appliances - background study - 2000
• State of Knowledge Report: Air Toxics and Indoor Air Quality in Australia - 2001
• State of the Air: National Ambient Air Quality Status and Trends Report 1991-2001 - April 2004
• A Status Report to the Community: Living Cities - Air Toxics Program
• Technical Report No 1: Toxic Emissions from Diesel Vehicles in Australia: - May 2003
• Technical Report No 2: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Ambient Air in Australia - October 1999
• Technical Report No 3: Review of Data on Heavy Metals in Ambient Air in Australia - May 2001
• Technical Report No 4: Review of Literature on Residential Firewood Use, Wood-Smoke and Air Toxics - June 2002
• Technical Report No 5: Emissions from Domestic Solid Fuel Burning Appliances - March 2002
• Technical Report No 6: BTEX Personal Exposure Monitoring in Four Australian Cities - May 2003
• Technical Report No 7: Air Quality and Child Health - October 2003
• Technical Report No 8: Personal Monitoring of Selected VOCs: The Contribution of Woodsmoke to Exposure - May 2004
• Technical Report No 9: Unflued Gas Appliances and Air Quality in Australian Homes - June 2004
• Use of Particle Counters in Woodsmoke affected areas Study Report - September 2005
• Wood heater Particle Emissions and Operating Efficiency Standards - Cost Benefit Analysis - June 2006
• Woodheaters in Launceston - Impacts on Air Quality Study Report - September 2005
• Wood-Smoke handbook: woodheaters, firewood and operator practice - 2003

Brochures and Fact sheets

• Air Toxics - 2005
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) - 2005
• Ground-Level Ozone (O₃) - 2005
• Hot tips for cleaner wood heating - A guide to using your woodheater for maximum heat and minimum pollution - July 2007
• Lead - 2005
• National Standards for Criteria Air Pollutants in Australia - 2005
• Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) - 2005
• Particles - 2005
• Smoke from Biomass Burning - 2005
• Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) - 2005
• Woodheaters and Woodsmoke - 2005

Fridge magnets

• Check your chimney - five things you can do - fridge magnet