Publications

Air Quality Publications

Listed below are publications that relate specifically to air quality activities of the Department of the Environment and Water Resources. Hard copies of some of these publications are available free of charge from the Community Information Unit.

Other atmosphere publications are available from the Atmosphere Publications page of this web site.

Air quality

Books, reports and series

• Report on Woodheater Operation and Firewood Parameters: Australia - May 2008
• A Status Report to the Community: Living Cities - Air Toxics Program
• 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
• Management of Petrol Octane Enhancing Additives/Products - Paper 2A: Setting National Fuel Quality Standards - November 2000
• National Standard for Biodiesel - Discussion Paper - March 2003
• National woodheater audit program action plan - 2004
• National woodheater audit program report - 2004
• Nitrogen oxides emissions standards for domestic gas appliances - background study - 2000
• Proposed Standards for Liquefied Petroleum Gas ('Autogas') Paper 5: Setting National Fuel Quality Standards - October 2001
• Review of Fuel Quality Requirements for Australian Transport - March 2000
• Setting the Ethanol Limit in Petrol: An issues paper - 2002
• Setting National Fuel Quality Standards - Discussion Papers, 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
• 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, fact sheets and case studies

• Air Toxics - Fact sheet - 2005
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) - Fact sheet - 2005
• Ground-Level Ozone (O₃) - Fact sheet - 2005
• Hot tips for cleaner wood heating - A guide to using your woodheater for maximum heat and minimum pollution - July 2007
• Lead - Fact sheet - 2005
• National Standards for Criteria Air Pollutants in Australia - Fact sheet - 2005
• Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) - Fact sheet - 2005
• Particles - Fact sheet - 2005
• Setting National Fuel Quality Standards: Liquefied Petroleum Gas ('Autogas') Standards - Fact sheet - October 2001
• Smoke from Biomass Burning - Fact sheet - 2005
• Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) - Fact sheet - 2005
• Woodheaters and Woodsmoke - Fact sheet - 2005

Posters, postcards, stickers and fridge magnets

• Check your chimney - five things you can do - fridge magnet
• The Six Step Guide to Painting Your Home - Lead Alert - poster