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    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.
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Hydrogen sulfide (30min) at Redbank Plains, Perry Street, Monday 3 October 2022 about Hydrogen sulfide (30min)

Redbank Plains, Perry Street station overview

The guideline for Hydrogen sulfide is 5ppb (30min max avg) for odour nuisance and 108ppb (24hr avg) for health and wellbeing.

No data available for Hydrogen sulfide (30min) at Redbank Plains, Perry Street for Monday 3 October 2022.

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

About Hydrogen sulfide (30min)

Hydrogen sulfide is a flammable, colorless gas that smells like rotten eggs. People usually can smell hydrogen sulfide at low concentrations in air ranging from 0.5 to 300 parts per billion (ppb). Hydrogen sulfide occurs naturally in crude petroleum, natural gas, volcanic gases, and hot springs. It can also result from bacterial breakdown of organic matter. Industrial sources of hydrogen sulfide include petroleum refineries, natural gas plants, petrochemical plants, coke oven plants, food processing plants, and tanneries.

The guideline for Hydrogen sulfide (30min) is 5ppb (1hr avg) and 108ppb (30min avg).

Hydrogen sulfide (30min) is measured in parts per billion.

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Last updated
27 February 2023