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View the current smoke and dust levels across Queensland and general guidance on what actions to take to protect your health during a smoke event

    Air quality data is available from 1 January 2016. Individual stations have been monitoring for different time periods so data may not be available for all possible times.
    Coastguard station began monitoring air quality on 1 December 2007.

Cadmium at Coastguard, Sunday 3 March 2024 about Cadmium

Coastguard station overview

The guideline for Cadmium is 2µg/m³ (24hr avg).

No data available for Cadmium at Coastguard for Sunday 3 March 2024.

The monitoring station may have been offline due to equipment servicing or failure. See network status for long-term data outages.

About Cadmium

Cadmium compounds occur naturally in the environment, particularly in areas of mineralisation. The major emission source is the processing of metal ores for lead, zinc and copper, where cadmium is a valuable by-product.

The guideline for Cadmium is 2µg/m³ (24hr avg).

Cadmium is measured in micrograms per cubic metre.

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8 July 2024