Atmosphere publications
Listed below are publications that relate specifically to the atmosphere activities of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Hard copies of some of these publications are available free of charge from the Community Information Unit.
Air quality
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 PM2.5 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
Fuel quality
Books, reports and series
- Evaluating the Health Impacts of Ethanol Blend Petrol - June 2008
- Cetane discussion paper - National Fuel Quality Standards: Measuring cetane number: options for diesel and alternative diesel fuels - April 2004
- Companies approved to supply leaded fuel in Australia
- Draft standard for fuel parameters (biodiesel) - Commonwealth position - August 2003
- Literature Review Based Assessment on the Impacts of a 10% and 20% Ethanol Gasoline Fuel Blend on Non-Automotive Engines - December 2000
- Literature Review Based Assessment on the Impacts of a 20% Ethanol Gasoline Fuel Blend on the Australian Vehicle Fleet - November 2000
- Marine Outboard Driveability Assessment to Determine Impacts of a 10% and 20% Ethanol Gasoline Fuel Blend on a Small Batch of Engines - February 2003
- Regulation Impact Statement for the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001 and the Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2001 - 2001
- Review of fuel quality requirements for Australian transport commences - Background paper
- Review of Fuel Quality Requirements for Australian Transport - March 2000
- Review of fuel quality report stakeholder consultation and scenario development - 2001
- Proposed management of diesel/biodiesel blends - Position Paper - January 2008
- Standardising diesel/biodiesel blends - Discussion paper - November 2006
- Setting national fuel quality standards - discussion papers:
- Paper 1 - Summary Report of the Review of Fuel Quality Requirements for Australian Transport and Assessment of Benefits and Costs of Adopting New Standards
- Paper 2 - Proposed Standards for Fuel Parameters (Petrol and Diesel) - May 2000
- Paper 2A - Proposed Management of Petrol Octane Enhancing Additives/Products
- Paper 3 - proposed model for standards implementation - May 2000
- Paper 4 - Discussion Paper on Operability Fuel Parameters (Petrol and Diesel) - August 2001
- Paper 5 - Proposed standards for liquefied petroleum gas (Autogas) - October 2001
- Paper 6 - National Standard for Biodiesel - March 2003
- Paper 7 - Diesohol - May 2004
- Setting national fuel quality standards - proposed standards for fuel parameters (petrol and diesel) - revised commonwealth position - 2000
- Setting the Ethanol Limit in Petrol - Jan 2002
- Technical Assessment of E10 and E20 Petrol Ethanol Blends Applied to Non-Automotive Engines: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis of Engine Function and Component Design for Mercury Marine 15hp Outboard and Stihl FS45 Line-Trimmer Engines - November 2002
- Testing Based Assessment to Determine Impacts of a 10% and 20% Ethanol Gasoline Fuel Blend on Non-Automotive Engines - January 2003
- Testing Based Assessment to Determine Impacts of a 20% Ethanol Gasoline Fuel Blend on the Australian Passenger Vehicle Fleet - March 2003
- Testing Based Assessment to Determine Impacts of a 10% and 20% Ethanol Gasoline Fuel Blend on Non-automotive Engines - 2000hrs Material Compatibility Testing - May 2003
- Testing Based Assessment to Determine Impacts of a 20% Ethanol Gasoline Fuel Blend on the Australian Passenger Vehicle Fleet - 2000hrs Material Compatibility Testing - May 2003
- Testing Gasoline Containing 20% Ethanol (E20) - Phase 2B Final Report Market Barriers to the Uptake of Biofuels Study - May 2004
Newsletters, magazines and bulletins
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
- Selling ethanol blends? Don't keep it a secret!
- Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 labelling requirements from 1 March 2004
- National fuel quality standards: Monitoring compliance enforcement - 2002
- National fuel quality standards: What do they mean for the petroleum industry? - 2002
- National standards for fuel quality
Guidelines, manuals, standards and labels
- Fuel quality standards (register of prohibited fuel additives) guidelines 2003
- Procedures Manual for Approvals - Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
Biodiesel
Books, reports and series
- Paper 6 - National standard for biodiesel - March 2003
- Draft standard for fuel parameters (biodiesel) - Commonwealth position - August 2003
Cleaner fuels
Books, reports and series
- Review of fuel quality requirements for Australian transport commences - Background paper
- Review of Fuel Quality Requirements for Australian Transport - March 2000
- Review of fuel quality report stakeholder consultation and scenario development - 2001
- Paper 1: Summary report of the Review of Fuel Quality Requirements for Australian Transport
- Paper 2: Proposed Standards for Fuel Parameters (Petrol and Diesel) - May 2000
- Paper 2A - Proposed Management of Petrol Octane Enhancing Additives/Products
- Paper 3: Proposed Model for Standards Implementation - May 2000
- Setting National Fuel Quality Standards - 2000
- Regulation Impact Statement - 2001
- Paper 4: Operability Standards for Fuel Parameters (Petrol and Diesel) - August 2001
- Paper 5: Proposed standards for Liquified Petroleum Gas (Autogas) - October 2001
- Setting an Ethanol limit in Petrol - An issues paper - Jan 2002
- Paper 6: National Standard for Biodiesel - March 2003
- Proposed standard for fuel parameters (biodiesel) - Commonwealth Position - August 2003
- Paper 7: Diesohol discussion paper - May 2004
- Independent Statutory Review of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 - April 2005
Newsletters, magazines and bulletins
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
Guidelines, manuals, standards and labels
- Fuel quality standards (register of prohibited fuel additives) guidelines 2003
- Procedures Manual for Approvals - Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
Ethanol
Books, reports and series
- Literature Review on the Impacts of 10 and 20% Ethanol on Non-automotive Engines - December 2000
- Setting the Ethanol Limit in Petrol - 2002
- Literature Review on the Impacts of 20% Ethanol on Vehicles - November 2000
- Results of Testing 10 and 20% Ethanol on Non-automotive Engines - January 2003
- Results of Testing 20% Ethanol on Vehicles - March 2003
- Marine Outboard Driveability Assessment - Impacts of 10 and 20% Ethanol - February 2003
- Materials Compatibility Testing - Non-automotive Engines - May 2003
- Materials Compatibility Testing - Vehicles - May 2003
- Testing Gasoline Containing 20% Ethanol (E20) - Final Report - May 2004
- Setting a Quality Standard for Fuel Ethanol
- Technical paper - December 2004
- Submissions
- Proposed Fuel Quality Standard for Fuel Grade Ethanol - Australian Government position - July 2005
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
Liquefied petroleum gas
Books, reports and series
Ozone
Books,reports and series
- Australia's critical uses of methyl bromide - November 2005
- Australian Chlorofluorocarbon Management Strategy
- Australian Halon Management Strategy
- ODS and SGGs in Australia: A study of end uses, emissions and opportunities for reclamation - October 2008
- Ozone Hole Summary Reports
- The Hole Truth: The role of ozone depletion in Australia's changing climate
- The Use of Alternatives to Synthetic Greenhouse Gases in Industries Regulated by the Montreal Protocol
Brochures, fact sheets and case studies
- A fact sheet on the Commonwealth's approach to managing ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases
- Australian Halon Management Strategy Fact Sheet
- The Refrigeration and Air conditioning industry in Australia
- Methyl bromide - legal requirements for buyers, sellers and users
- New Product Stewardship Requirement - Frequently Asked Questions
- Natural Refrigerants Guide
Guidelines, manuals and forms
- 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol
- Essential Uses Licences
- HCFC Controlled Substances Licences
- List of import, export and manufacture licences granted and cancelled under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989
- Section 41 – Register of Montreal Protocol Countries - Imports and Exports of Ozone Depleting Substances
- Methyl Bromide Controlled Substances Licences
- Methyl bromide
- Feedstock permit application Form
- Exemption List for Non-QPS Applications of Methyl Bromide
- Intermediate supplier list for non-QPS applications of Methyl Bromide
- Record of Sale Form
- Report of Sales Form
- Record of All Use Form
- Summary Record of All Use Form
- Report of All Use of Methyl Bromide by Critical Use Exemption Holders
- Pre-Charged Equipment Licences
- Section 40 Exemptions
- Section 46 - Quarterly Reports Export of CFCs and HCFCs for use on board Ships and Aircraft
- Used Substances Licences
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- Biodiversity publications
- Climate change
- Coasts and oceans publications
- EPBC Act publications
- ESD publications
- Great Barrier Reef
- Heritage publications
- Human settlements publications
- Indigenous affairs publications
- International activities publications
- Land management publications
- Meteorology
- Parks and reserves publications
- State of the environment reporting publications
- Sustainability education publications
- Used oil recycling
- Water resources
Portfolio publications
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