Air quality monitoring

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The air quality monitoring campaign at Mount Barker has been completed. The mobile station was removed from the site. An air quality study report will be formalised by the end of 2023.

Currently displaying data for 24/09/2023 06:00 pm.

No data for Adelaide CBD.

Time of Day	PM₁₀ µg/m³	PM₁₀ µg/m³	PM_2.5 µg/m³	PM_2.5 µg/m³	NO₂ ppm	CO ppm
Avg. Period	1 Hour	24 Hours	1 Hour	24 Hours	1 Hour	8 Hours
6:00 pm	4.8	10.2	12.2	6.1	0.014	0.17
5:00 pm	7.8	10.5	10.5	6.0	0.004	0.17
4:00 pm	16.2	10.7	5.3	6.1	0.011	0.17
3:00 pm	6.1	10.3	4.6	6.1	0.012	0.17
2:00 pm	14.9	10.4	4.6	6.1	0.012	0.17
1:00 pm	22.6	9.8	3.8	6.0	0.008	0.16
12:00 pm	7.4	8.9	0.8	5.9	0.008	0.15
11:00 am	3.4	8.9	-2.6	5.9	0.008	0.14
10:00 am	2.4	9.4	-1.3	6.0	0.004	0.13
9:00 am	7.3	9.4	4.2	6.0	0.003	0.13
8:00 am	7.6	9.2	5.8	5.9	0.008	0.12
7:00 am	4.4	9.5	5.0	5.8	0.006	0.12
6:00 am	3.7	9.9	4.6	5.7	0.004	0.13
5:00 am	14.6	9.9	3.8	5.7	0.002	0.14
4:00 am	18.6	9.5	2.2	5.7	0.003	0.15
3:00 am	4.8	8.9	4.6	5.8	0.003	0.16
2:00 am	6.7	9.0	13.1	5.7	0.003	0.17
1:00 am	4.4	9.1	12.3	5.1	0.004	0.18
12:00 am	3.7	9.5	3.8	4.5	0.005	0.18
11:00 pm	4.8	10.5	3.3	4.6	0.007	0.18
10:00 pm	14.3	10.7	9.8	4.7	0.004	0.18
9:00 pm	34.8	10.4	15.3	4.5	0.005	0.18
8:00 pm	15.9	9.5	13.0	4.3	0.008	0.17
7:00 pm	12.7	9.4	9.1	4.2	0.008	0.16

No data for Le Fevre 1 Birkenhead.

No data for Le Fevre 2 North Haven.

Time of Day	NO₂ ppm	O₃ ppm	O₃ ppm	SO₂ ppm
Avg. Period	1 Hour	1 Hour	4 Hours	1 Hour
6:00 pm	0.003	0.034	0.037	0.000
5:00 pm	0.002	0.037	0.037	0.000
4:00 pm	0.001	0.038	0.036	0.000
3:00 pm	0.002	0.038	0.034	0.000
2:00 pm	0.003	0.035	0.033	0.000
1:00 pm	0.003	0.033	0.032	0.000
12:00 pm	0.002	0.031	0.031	0.000
11:00 am	0.002	0.031	0.029	0.000
10:00 am	0.002	0.033	0.027	0.000
9:00 am	0.003	0.029	0.024	0.000
8:00 am	0.003	0.026	0.021	0.000
7:00 am	0.003	0.021	0.019	0.000
6:00 am	0.003	0.020	0.018	0.000
5:00 am	0.005	0.016	0.018	0.000
4:00 am	0.005	0.018	0.020	0.000
3:00 am	0.004	0.018	0.020	0.000
2:00 am	0.004	0.022	0.020	0.000
1:00 am	0.005	0.023	0.018	0.000
12:00 am	0.010	0.016	0.015	0.000
11:00 pm	0.009	0.019	0.014	0.000
10:00 pm	0.012	0.015	0.015	0.000
9:00 pm	0.023	0.009	0.019	0.001
8:00 pm	0.025	0.013	0.026	0.001
7:00 pm	0.023	0.022	0.033	0.000

No data for Netley.

Time of Day	PM₁₀ µg/m³	PM₁₀ µg/m³	NO₂ ppm	O₃ ppm	O₃ ppm
Avg. Period	1 Hour	24 Hours	1 Hour	1 Hour	4 Hours
6:00 pm	6.0	10.2	0.003	0.035	0.036
5:00 pm	7.0	10.4	0.003	0.037	0.037
4:00 pm	6.0	10.5	0.002	0.037	0.036
3:00 pm	9.0	10.8	0.002	0.038	0.035
2:00 pm	11.0	10.8	0.002	0.037	0.035
1:00 pm	10.0	10.6	0.004	0.034	0.035
12:00 pm	13.0	10.3	0.008	0.033	0.033
11:00 am	10.0	10.1	0.003	0.037	0.028
10:00 am	9.0	9.9	0.003	0.036	0.020
9:00 am	12.0	9.8	0.009	0.027	0.014
8:00 am	10.0	9.6	0.013	0.012	0.011
7:00 am	16.0	9.5	0.015	0.006	0.011
6:00 am	6.0	9.4	0.009	0.011	0.014
5:00 am	6.0	9.5	0.009	0.014	0.015
4:00 am	8.0	9.6	0.009	0.014	0.016
3:00 am	12.0	9.6	0.012	0.017	0.019
2:00 am	7.0	9.5	0.008	0.016	0.022
1:00 am	7.0	9.6	0.008	0.021	0.024
12:00 am	10.0	9.6	0.008	0.024	0.022
11:00 pm	10.0	9.7	0.006	0.027	0.021
10:00 pm	14.0	9.8	0.010	0.022	0.023
9:00 pm	19.0	9.8	0.014	0.017	0.028
8:00 pm	17.0	9.5	0.012	0.018	0.035
7:00 pm	9.0	9.6	0.004	0.035	0.041

No data for Northfield.

Time of Day	NO₂ ppm	O₃ ppm	O₃ ppm
Avg. Period	1 Hour	1 Hour	4 Hours
6:00 pm	0.005	0.029	0.033
5:00 pm	0.003	0.033	0.034
4:00 pm	0.002	0.035	0.035
3:00 pm	0.003	0.034	0.035
2:00 pm	0.003	0.034	0.035
1:00 pm	0.002	0.035	0.035
12:00 pm	0.002	0.035	0.034
11:00 am	0.002	0.035	0.033
10:00 am	0.002	0.034	0.030
9:00 am	0.002	0.032	0.028
8:00 am	0.003	0.030	0.027
7:00 am	0.003	0.024	0.026
6:00 am	0.002	0.026	0.027
5:00 am	0.001	0.028	0.028
4:00 am	0.001	0.027	0.028
3:00 am	0.001	0.028	0.028
2:00 am	0.001	0.029	0.028
1:00 am	0.002	0.029	0.027
12:00 am	0.003	0.028	0.026
11:00 pm	0.003	0.027	0.023
10:00 pm	0.005	0.025	0.022
9:00 pm	0.007	0.022	0.023
8:00 pm	0.010	0.019	0.025
7:00 pm	0.008	0.021	0.027

No data for Elizabeth.

Time of Day	PM₁₀ µg/m³	PM₁₀ µg/m³	PM_2.5 µg/m³	PM_2.5 µg/m³	NO₂ ppm	O₃ ppm	O₃ ppm
Avg. Period	1 Hour	24 Hours	1 Hour	24 Hours	1 Hour	1 Hour	4 Hours
6:00 pm	12.3	12.5	3.8	3.9	0.004	0.034	0.037
5:00 pm	11.9	12.6	2.1	3.8	0.002	0.038	0.039
4:00 pm	11.5	12.6	3.5	3.8	0.001	0.039	0.039
3:00 pm	12.0	12.5	1.7	3.8	0.001	0.039	0.039
2:00 pm	10.8	12.4	1.3	3.7	0.001	0.039	0.038
1:00 pm	11.2	12.4	0.9	3.8	0.001	0.039	0.037
12:00 pm	11.3	12.4	2.7	4.0	0.001	0.038	0.036
11:00 am	15.5	12.5	5.4	4.0	0.001	0.037	0.035
10:00 am	17.0	12.4	1.4	3.9	0.001	0.034	0.034
9:00 am	15.0	12.3	0.2	3.7	0.001	0.034	0.034
8:00 am	14.1	12.3	3.0	3.8	0.001	0.034	0.033
7:00 am	12.6	12.3	2.7	3.8	0.001	0.034	0.032
6:00 am	9.3	12.2	1.6	3.9	0.001	0.032	0.032
5:00 am	9.5	12.3	6.1	4.0	0.001	0.031	0.031
4:00 am	8.8	12.2	6.1	3.7	0.001	0.031	0.031
3:00 am	8.9	12.2	3.6	3.6	0.001	0.031	0.031
2:00 am	9.1	12.2	6.9	3.5	0.001	0.032	0.031
1:00 am	9.9	12.2	7.7	3.1	0.001	0.031	0.030
12:00 am	12.5	12.2	3.9	2.9	0.001	0.031	0.029
11:00 pm	14.6	12.2	4.5	3.0	0.002	0.030	0.028
10:00 pm	15.5	12.1	8.3	3.2	0.003	0.028	0.027
9:00 pm	15.8	12.1	9.0	3.1	0.003	0.028	0.028
8:00 pm	15.5	12.3	4.4	3.0	0.003	0.026	0.030
7:00 pm	15.3	12.5	3.5	3.1	0.003	0.027	0.032

No data for Christies.

Time of Day	PM₁₀ µg/m³	PM₁₀ µg/m³	NO₂ ppm	O₃ ppm	O₃ ppm
Avg. Period	1 Hour	24 Hours	1 Hour	1 Hour	4 Hours
6:00 pm	18.9	12.0	0.004	0.035	0.038
5:00 pm	16.6	11.8	0.002	0.038	0.038
4:00 pm	9.9	11.8	0.001	0.039	0.038
3:00 pm	7.2	11.9	0.001	0.039	0.037
2:00 pm	6.4	12.1	0.002	0.038	0.035
1:00 pm	11.9	12.4	0.002	0.037	0.035
12:00 pm	12.1	12.4	0.004	0.034	0.033
11:00 am	28.5	12.3	0.005	0.032	0.029
10:00 am	11.6	11.6	0.002	0.035	0.024
9:00 am	5.3	11.7	0.003	0.030	0.018
8:00 am	13.6	12.0	0.007	0.017	0.016
7:00 am	12.4	11.9	0.008	0.013	0.018
6:00 am	11.4	11.7	0.007	0.014	0.022
5:00 am	13.1	11.6	0.003	0.019	0.027
4:00 am	8.4	11.3	0.002	0.026	0.030
3:00 am	5.2	11.2	0.001	0.031	0.032
2:00 am	7.4	11.3	0.001	0.032	0.032
1:00 am	5.3	11.3	0.001	0.033	0.031
12:00 am	4.6	11.4	0.002	0.032	0.031
11:00 pm	8.0	11.6	0.002	0.031	0.029
10:00 pm	12.5	11.8	0.002	0.030	0.030
9:00 pm	16.9	11.9	0.002	0.029	0.032
8:00 pm	19.7	11.7	0.006	0.027	0.035
7:00 pm	20.0	11.5	0.005	0.033	0.039

No data for Port Pirie Oliver St.

Time of Day	PM₁₀ µg/m³	PM₁₀ µg/m³	SO₂ ppm
Avg. Period	1 Hour	24 Hours	1 Hour
6:00 pm	16.6	13.2	0.000
5:00 pm	9.5	13.2	0.000
4:00 pm	8.7	13.4	0.000
3:00 pm	9.8	13.5	0.000
2:00 pm	8.3	13.7	0.000
1:00 pm	9.7	13.6	0.000
12:00 pm	13.3	13.6	0.001
11:00 am	16.3	13.4	0.001
10:00 am	15.6	13.1	0.000
9:00 am	14.0	12.8	0.001
8:00 am	20.3	12.8	0.000
7:00 am	12.2	12.6	0.000
6:00 am	12.3	12.6	0.000
5:00 am	12.9	12.6	0.000
4:00 am	12.3	12.5	0.000
3:00 am	10.0	12.5	0.000
2:00 am	7.1	12.5	0.000
1:00 am	11.1	12.6	0.000
12:00 am	11.5	12.4	0.000
11:00 pm	13.1	12.3	0.000
10:00 pm	14.6	12.3	0.000
9:00 pm	16.9	12.4	0.000
8:00 pm	21.4	12.5	0.000
7:00 pm	19.1	12.5	0.000

No data for Whyalla Schulz Res.

Time of Day	PM₁₀ µg/m³	PM₁₀ µg/m³
Avg. Period	1 Hour	24 Hours
6:00 pm	11.3	13.1
5:00 pm	18.4	12.9
4:00 pm	8.1	12.3
3:00 pm	5.7	11.9
2:00 pm	4.4	11.6
1:00 pm	4.4	11.4
12:00 pm	12.2	11.3
11:00 am	13.9	11.3
10:00 am	15.0	11.3
9:00 am	23.0	10.8
8:00 am	15.4	10.1
7:00 am	18.9	9.8
6:00 am	14.9	9.0
5:00 am	16.3	8.7
4:00 am	18.4	8.4
3:00 am	12.6	7.9
2:00 am	14.9	7.6
1:00 am	18.0	7.2
12:00 am	8.5	6.2
11:00 pm	10.1	6.0
10:00 pm	5.5	5.8
9:00 pm	25.4	5.5
8:00 pm	9.9	4.6
7:00 pm	6.4	5.4

No data for Whyalla Walls St.

Time of Day	PM₁₀ µg/m³	PM₁₀ µg/m³
Avg. Period	1 Hour	24 Hours
6:00 pm	8.6	15.6
5:00 pm	16.9	15.4
4:00 pm	15.1	14.8
3:00 pm	13.0	14.4
2:00 pm	13.1	14.3
1:00 pm	15.4	14.2
12:00 pm	15.2	13.9
11:00 am	16.8	13.8
10:00 am	24.5	13.8
9:00 am	39.4	13.4
8:00 am	18.9	12.5
7:00 am	10.7	12.4
6:00 am	12.2	12.5
5:00 am	17.9	12.5
4:00 am	22.8	12.3
3:00 am	21.0	12.0
2:00 am	12.6	11.8
1:00 am	14.7	12.0
12:00 am	14.9	12.0
11:00 pm	15.2	12.1
10:00 pm	10.8	12.4
9:00 pm	6.9	12.0
8:00 pm	8.8	11.9
7:00 pm	8.8	12.3

Air Quality Category

Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor
Extremely Poor

	PM₁₀ 1-hour rolling average (µg/m³)	PM_2.5 1-hour average (µg/m³)	NO₂ 1-hour average (ppm)	SO₂1-hour average (ppm)	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 PM_2.51-hour average categories

Category	Air pollution concentration (fine particles µg/m³) PM_2.5 (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.	No change needed to your normal outdoor activities.
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.	No change needed to your normal outdoor activities.
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.	Reduce outdoor physical activity if you develop symptoms like cough or shortness of breath.
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.	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.
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.	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.

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.

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