Station overview—Swanbank weather station, Swanbank
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In response to community concerns in the Swanbank area, the the Department of Environment and Science launched the Odour Abatement Taskforce in 2018 to investigate and respond to concerns raised by the community about odours, dust and other environmental nuisance in and around Swanbank. Hydrogen sulfide sensors have been deployed in and around the local surrounding areas to monitor odour levels.
- Monitoring period
- 1 May 2024–
- Parameters monitored
Current measurements at 7am 24 November 2024
| Parameter | Measurement | Running average |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide (30min) | - | 0.25ppb (30min avg) |
| Parameter | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Humidity | 88.9% |
| Temperature | 21.1°C |
Legend to air quality category colours about category values
- Good
- Fair
- Poor
- Very poor
- Extremely poor
None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/3 records)
About air quality categories
Air quality categories are used to make it easier to interpret air quality data by reducing the complexity associated with different pollutant concentration units and air quality guideline values.
Each air quality measurement from a monitoring station is assigned an air quality category rating based on comparison of the measurement value against the relevant air quality guideline. Five colour-coded air quality categories are used, being ‘Good’ (green), ‘Fair’ (yellow), ‘Poor’ (orange), ‘Very poor’ (red) or ‘Extremely poor’ (dark red). Values greater than the air quality guideline will be appear as ‘Poor’, ‘Very poor’ or ‘Extremely poor’.
About these parameters
- 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 is 5ppb (30 min avg) for odour nuisance and 108ppb (24hr avg) for health and wellbeing.
Hydrogen sulfide (30min) is measured in parts per billion.
- Humidity
Like temperature and solar radiation, water vapour plays an important role in many thermal and photochemical reactions in the atmosphere.
Humidity is measured in percentage.
- Temperature
Measuring temperature supports air quality assessment, air quality modelling and forecasting activities.
Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius.
