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Latest releases

• Montreal Protocol - 25 years of ozone protection
  Protecting the ozone layer brochure and 25th anniversary postcard (order printed copy)

Air quality

Books and reports

• State of the Air in Australia 1999-2008 - 2010
• Indoor air project: indoor air in typical Australian dwellings - 2010
• Indoor air project: persistent organic pollutants and metals - 2010
• 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 PM_2.5 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 report - 2004
• 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 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 - 2007
• Lead - 2005
• Lead Alert - Six step guide to painting your home Third Edition (order printed copy)
• National Standards for Criteria Air Pollutants in Australia - 2005
• National Standards for Criteria ¹ Air Pollutants in Australia - 2005
• Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) - 2005
• Particles - 2005
• Second National In-service Emissions Study (NISE2): Community Summary - September 2009
• Second National In-service Emissions Study (NISE2): Technical Summary - September 2009
• Smoke from Biomass Burning - 2005
• Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) - 2005
• Woodheaters and Woodsmoke - 2005

Fridge magnets

• Check your chimney - five things you can do (order printed copy)

Fuel quality

Brochures and fact sheets

• National Fuel Quality Standards: Better Fuel...Cleaner Air
• National phase out of leaded petrol FAQs

Standards and manuals

• National standards for fuel quality
  • What do they mean for the petroleum industry
• Companies approved to supply leaded fuel in Australia - February 2011
• Applicants Guide for Section 13 Approvals - November 2008
• 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
    • Discussion paper submissions
  • Paper 7 - Diesohol - May 2000

• Review of LPG (Autogas) Fuel Quality Standard - Discussion paper - January 2010
• Effects of Fuel Composition and Engine Load on Emissions from Heavy Duty Engines - June 2010
• Proposed Ethanol (E85) automotive fuel quality standard - June 2011
• Developing a B20 fuel quality standard: consultation paper - March 2012

Books and reports

• Setting national fuel quality standards – Proposed standards for fuel parameters (petrol and diesel) – revised Commonwealth position - 2000
• Regulation Impact Statement for the Fuel Standard (Petrol) Determination 2001 and the Fuel Standard (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2001
• Independent Statutory Review of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 - April 2005
• Proposed management of diesel/biodiesel blends - Position Paper - January 2008
• Proposed management of diesel/biodiesel blends - Position paper submissions - March 2008
• Evaluating the Health Impacts of Ethanol Blend Petrol - June 2008
• Amendments to Australian Automotive Diesel and Biodiesel Fuel Quality Standards
• Management of Diesel Oil Burn Systems - Position paper September 2010

Operation of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

• Annual reports
  • 2010-11 - Report for Period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011
  • 2009-10 - Report for Period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010
  • 2008-09 - Report for Period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009
  • 2007-08 - Report for Period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008
  • 2006-07 - Report for Period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007
  • 2005-06 - Report for Period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006
  • 2004-05 - Report for Period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005

Archive

• Fuel quality publications archive

Ozone

Fact sheets

• The phase out of R22 - 2013
• Records to be kept by licensees under the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 - 2013

About the equivalent carbon price

• Applying an equivalent carbon price to synthetic greenhouse gases (PDF - 300KB) |   (Word - 3075KB)
• Calculating the equivalent carbon price on synthetic greenhouse gases (PDF - 390KB) |  (Word - 1850KB)
• How the equivalent carbon price will affect synthetic greenhouse gases (PDF - 373KB) |  (Word - 1215KB)
• Exemptions to the synthetic greenhouse gas equivalent carbon price (PDF - 305KB) |  (Word - 428KB)
• Compliance and enforcement arrangements for synthetic greenhouse gases (PDF - 139KB) |   (Word - 127KB)
• Export Refund Scheme (PDF - 139KB) |   (Word - 127KB)

Information for importers

• New obligations for importers of synthetic greenhouse gases (PDF - 148KB) |   (Word - 128KB)
• New obligations for importers of products and equipment containing synthetic greenhouse gases (PDF - 157KB) |  (Word - 148KB)
• Guidance for Low volume importers (PDF - 157KB) |  (Word - 147KB)
• New obligations for importers of products and equipment containing synthetic greenhouse gases for private or domestic use (PDF - 125KB) |  (Word - 141KB)
• Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) and the Equivalent Carbon Price (PDF - 125KB) |  (Word - 141KB)

Industry specific fact sheets

• Transitioning to low global warming potential refrigerants (PDF - 794KB) |  (Word - 50KB)
• The equivalent carbon price on synthetic greenhouse gases and the automotive industry (PDF - 831KB) |  (Word - 54KB)
• Fire Protection Industry (PDF - 139KB) |   (Word - 127KB)
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) Industry (PDF - 129KB) |  (Word - 159KB)
• Safety considerations when using flammable refrigerants (PDF - 125KB) |  (Word - 141KB)

Forms and licences

• Application and reporting forms

Books and reports

• Ozone Science Strategy - 2012
• Protecting the ozone layer - 2012 Order printed copy
• Antarctic Ozone Hole Summary Reports
• Australian Chlorofluorocarbon Management Strategy - 2001
• Australia’s Strategy for Managing Ozone Depleting Substances and Synthetic Greenhouse Gases - fact sheet, 2009
• The Hole Truth: The role of ozone depletion in Australia's changing climate - 2008
• ODS and SGGs in Australia: A study of end uses, emissions and opportunities for reclamation - October 2008

Halons

• Australian Halon Management Strategy - 2000

Methyl bromide

• Australia's critical uses of methyl bromide - November 2005
• Exemption List for Non-QPS applications of methyl bromide
• Intermediate supplier list for non-QPS applications of methyl bromide
• Methyl bromide - legal requirements for buyers, sellers and users - 2005
• Methyl bromide forms

Montreal Protocol

• Inventories and projections of ozone depleting and synthetic greenhouse gases used in Montreal Protocol industries - 2002
• New legal requirements for buyers, sellers and end users of methyl bromide - 2005
• Register of Montreal Protocol Countries - Imports and Exports of Ozone Depleting Substances
• Synthetic gas use in non-Montreal Protocol industries - 2000
• Universal ratification of the Montreal Protocol brochure - 2009
• The use of alternatives to synthetic greenhouse gases in industries regulated by the Montreal Protocol

Refrigeration and airconditioning

• Considerations for the development and introduction of an issue-specific Environmental Improvement Plan for the Australian foam industry - 2004
• Natural refrigerants case studies
• Proposed regulations to manage ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases used in the fire protection industry - 2004
• The refrigeration and air conditioning industry in Australia

Synthetic greenhouse gases

• Inventories and projections of ozone depleting and synthetic greenhouse gases used in Montreal Protocol industries - 2002
• The Use of Alternatives to Synthetic Greenhouse Gases in Industries Regulated by the Montreal Protocol