❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on air quality guidelines for specific pollutants in the national environment protection measure and Wagerup, prompting a review of Wagerup-specific guidelines to align with national standards. The review is expected to be completed by September 30, 2004.
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(1) Will the minister please table the complete guidelines, values and averaging times for formaldehyde, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, benzene, toluene and xylene air emissions in the - (a) national environment protection measure for air toxics 2004; and (b) Department of Health ambient air quality guidelines specific to Wagerup? (2) Does the Department of Health intend to review the Wagerup specific guidelines for these compounds? (3) If yes, why is that review being undertaken? (4) When will it be completed? (5) Will the minister please provide a copy of reports on recent toxicological assessments conducted for the national environment protection measure for air toxics relevant to such a review? (6) If the answer to part (2) is no, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD
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On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(b) Department of Health ambient air quality guidelines specific to Wagerup?
(3) If yes, why is that review being undertaken? (4) When will it be completed? (5) Will the minister please provide a copy of reports on recent toxicological assessments conducted for the national environment protection measure for air toxics relevant to such a review? (6) If the answer to part (2) is no, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(4) When will it be completed? (5) Will the minister please provide a copy of reports on recent toxicological assessments conducted for the national environment protection measure for air toxics relevant to such a review? (6) If the answer to part (2) is no, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(5) Will the minister please provide a copy of reports on recent toxicological assessments conducted for the national environment protection measure for air toxics relevant to such a review? (6) If the answer to part (2) is no, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(6) If the answer to part (2) is no, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
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Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(6) Not applicable.
(b) Department of Health ambient air quality guidelines specific to Wagerup?
(3) If yes, why is that review being undertaken? (4) When will it be completed? (5) Will the minister please provide a copy of reports on recent toxicological assessments conducted for the national environment protection measure for air toxics relevant to such a review? (6) If the answer to part (2) is no, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(4) When will it be completed? (5) Will the minister please provide a copy of reports on recent toxicological assessments conducted for the national environment protection measure for air toxics relevant to such a review? (6) If the answer to part (2) is no, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(5) Will the minister please provide a copy of reports on recent toxicological assessments conducted for the national environment protection measure for air toxics relevant to such a review? (6) If the answer to part (2) is no, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(6) If the answer to part (2) is no, why not? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health, I provide the following answer - I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. (1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(1) (a) The monitoring investigation levels provided by the national environment protection measure for air toxics, which were released in April 2004, are as follows - Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Mr President, I seek leave to have the table that follows incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
The following material was incorporated - __________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
__________________________________________________________________________________________ Monitoring investigation levels Column 1 Pollutant Column 2 Averaging period Column 3 Monitoring investigation level Goal Benzene Annual average* 0.003ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard. Benzo(a)pyrene as a marker for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Annual average* 0.3ng/m3 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Formaldehyde 24 hours# 0.04 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Toluene 24 hours# Annual average* 1 ppm 0.1 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard Xylenes (as total of ortho, meta and para isomers) 24 hours# Annual average* 0.25ppm 0.2 ppm 8-year goal is to gather sufficient data nationally to facilitate development of a standard *For the purposes of this Measure the annual average concentrations in Column 3 are the arithmetic mean concentrations of 24-hour monitoring results. #For the purposes of this Measure monitoring over a 24 hour period is to be conducted from midnight to midnight. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
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Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD: The answer continues - (b) In August 2002 the Department of Health recommended a number of air guidance levels considered protective of the general population that could be applied to the situation at Wagerup. No air guidance level was recommended for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the guidance levels for benzene, formaldehyde, toluene and xylene for application at the boundary of the Alcoa Wagerup alumina refinery are reproduced below - Mr President, I seek leave to have another table incorporated in Hansard . Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Leave granted. The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
The following material was incorporated - Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
Substance Short-term Guidance Level Chronic Guidance Level (μg/m3) Averaging time(μg/m3)Averaging time Benzene 1 24 h0.171 year Formaldehyde 100 30 minutes-- Toluene 260 1 week4001 year Xylenes 2,400 24 h8701 year __________________________________________________________________________________________ (2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(2) Yes. (3) The Department of Health will review previous recommendations on air guidance levels provided for Wagerup to take account of the more recent reviews that were undertaken for the national environment protection measure for air toxics. (4) The time frame for completion of this work is expected to be 30 September 2004. (5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(5) Copies of the reports are currently being obtained and will be provided as soon as they are available. (6) Not applicable.
(6) Not applicable.
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