Air quality monitoring
The locations of the EPA's air quality monitoring stations in South Australia are shown below.
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PM10
1-hour rolling average (µg/m3) |
PM2.5
1-hour average (µg/m3) |
NO2
1-hour average (ppm) |
SO2
1-hour average (ppm)
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Ozone
1-hour average (ppm) |
Ozone
4-hour rolling average (ppm) |
CO
8-hour rolling average (ppm) |
| Good |
<50 |
<25 |
<0.08 |
<0.133 |
<0.067 |
<0.054 |
<6.0 |
| Fair |
50–100 |
25–50 |
0.08–0.12 |
0.133–0.20 |
0.067–0.10 |
0.054–0.08 |
6.0–9.0 |
| Poor |
100–200 |
50–100 |
0.12–0.18 |
0.20–0.30 |
0.10–0.15 |
0.08–0.12 |
9.0–13.5 |
| Very Poor |
200–600 |
100–300 |
0.18–0.24 |
0.30–0.40 |
0.15–0.20 |
0.12–0.16 |
13.5–18.0 |
| Extremely Poor |
>600 |
>300 |
>0.24 |
>0.4 |
>0.20 |
>0.16 |
>18.0 |
General health advice and recommended actions based on PM2.5 1-hour average categories
| Category |
Air pollution concentration (fine particles µg/m3)
PM2.5 (1-hour average) |
Sensitive groups (people with a heart or lung condition, including asthma; people over 65 years; infants & children; pregnant women) |
Everyone |
| Good |
0–25 |
- No change needed to your normal outdoor activities.
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- No change needed to your normal outdoor activities.
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| Fair |
25–50 |
- Reduce outdoor physical activity if you develop symptoms like cough or shortness of breath.
- Consider closing windows and doors until outdoor air quality is better.
- Follow the treatment plan recommended by your doctor.
- If you are concerned about symptoms call the 24-hour HealthDirect helpline on 1800 022 222 or see your doctor.
- If you or anyone in your care has trouble breathing or tightness in the chest, call 000 for an ambulance.
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- No change needed to your normal outdoor activities.
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| Poor |
50–100
The air is likely to be dusty or smoky |
- Avoid outdoor physical activity if you develop symptoms like cough or shortness of breath.
- When indoors, close windows and doors until outdoor air quality is better.
- Follow the treatment plan recommended by your doctor.
- If you are concerned about symptoms call the 24-hour HealthDirect helpline on 1800 022 222 or see your doctor.
- If you or anyone in your care has trouble breathing or tightness in the chest, call 000 for an ambulance.
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- Reduce outdoor physical activity if you develop symptoms like cough or shortness of breath.
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| Very Poor |
100–300
The air is very dusty or smoky |
- Stay indoors as much as possible with windows and doors closed until outdoor air quality is better.
- If you feel that the air in your home is uncomfortable, consider going to a place with cleaner air (such as an air-conditioned building like a library or shopping centre) if it is safe to do so.
- Actively monitor symptoms and follow any treatment plan recommended by your doctor.
- If you are concerned about symptoms call the 24-hour HealthDirect helpline on 1800 022 222 or see your doctor.
- If you or anyone in your care has trouble breathing or tightness in the chest, call 000 for an ambulance.
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- Avoid outdoor physical activity if you develop symptoms like cough or shortness of breath.
- When indoors, close windows and doors until outdoor air quality is better.
- If you are concerned about symptoms call the 24-hour HealthDirect helpline on 1800 022 222 or see your doctor.
- If you or anyone in your care has trouble breathing or tightness in the chest, call 000 for an ambulance.
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| Extremely Poor |
>300
The air is very dusty or smoky |
- Stay indoors with windows and doors closed until outdoor air quality is better and reduce indoor activity.
- If you feel that the air in your home is uncomfortable, consider going to a place with cleaner air (such as an air-conditioned building like a library or shopping centre) if it is safe to do so.
- Actively monitor symptoms and follow the treatment plan recommended by your doctor.
- If you are concerned about symptoms call the 24-hour HealthDirect helpline on 1800 022 222 or see your doctor.
- If you or anyone in your care has trouble breathing or tightness in the chest, call 000 for an ambulance.
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- Stay indoors as much as possible with windows and doors closed until outdoor air quality is better.
- If you feel that the air in your home is uncomfortable, consider going to a place with cleaner air (such as an air-conditioned building like a library or shopping centre) if it is safe to do so.
- If you are concerned about symptoms call the 24-hour HealthDirect helpline on 1800 022 222 or see your doctor.
- If you or anyone in your care has trouble breathing or tightness in the chest, call 000 for an ambulance.
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Network of monitoring stations
Birkenhead and Peterhead Monitoring Campaign
Read more about our current Air Quality Monitoring Campaign in Birkenhead and Peterhead.
Netley station decommissioned
The Netley air monitoring station was decommissioned on 2 June 2024. A new station will be established once a suitable location has been selected in the western suburbs of Adelaide.
Download monitoring data
Air Monitoring and other EPA data is available to download from Data SA.
Prescribed Burns (weather conditions permitting)
Bushfire and dust
SA Health information on:
- Bushfire smoke for those exposed outside of an immediate fire emergency zone.
- Dust storms are caused when strong, turbulent winds greater than 30km/hour, carry fine particles of dust from the surrounding area with the wind.
Disclaimers
- Recent air quality data comes directly from our air monitoring stations and is indicative only. Data will be validated at a later date, and may be adjusted due to instruments not working correctly, power failures or other technical issues.
- Lead is not used in the assessment of recent air quality above, so if the air quality at Oliver Street in Port Pirie is described as 'Good' for example, this is in terms of particles and sulfur dioxide only.
