❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Environment regarding the 2008 Collie basin air quality study, specifically concerning ongoing air quality monitoring and PM 2.5 particulates. The Minister provides details of current monitoring programs.
AnsweredQoN 714Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
COLLIE BASIN AIR
QUALITY STUDY
714. Hon GIZ WATSON to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the 2008 Collie basin air
quality study.
(1) Did the report from this study
recommend ongoing air quality monitoring?
(2) If this
monitoring is occurring, please provide full details of the monitoring program
and who is conducting it.
(3) If the monitoring is not
occurring, why not?
(4) Is the air in the Collie basin
being monitored for fine particulates below PM 2.5?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(6) Is the minister aware of the
health impacts of PM 2.5 particulates?
QUALITY STUDY
714. Hon GIZ WATSON to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the 2008 Collie basin air
quality study.
(1) Did the report from this study
recommend ongoing air quality monitoring?
(2) If this
monitoring is occurring, please provide full details of the monitoring program
and who is conducting it.
(3) If the monitoring is not
occurring, why not?
(4) Is the air in the Collie basin
being monitored for fine particulates below PM 2.5?
(5) If no to (4), why not?
(6) Is the minister aware of the
health impacts of PM 2.5 particulates?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) Yes, for sulfur dioxide and
particulates.
(2) The
Department of Environment and Conservation is monitoring PM 10 at DEC's
office site in Collie. Monitoring results are available from DEC's
website at www.dec.wa.gov.au. Verve Energy is conducting sulfur dioxide and
particulate monitoring—PM 10 and PM 2.5—at Roche Park on the
eastern side of the Collie township. Sulfur dioxide is being monitored by power
generating industries at five other sites outside the Collie township.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) See the answer to (2).
(5) Not applicable.
(6) This question should be referred
to the Minister for Health.
of the question.
(1) Yes, for sulfur dioxide and
particulates.
(2) The
Department of Environment and Conservation is monitoring PM 10 at DEC's
office site in Collie. Monitoring results are available from DEC's
website at www.dec.wa.gov.au. Verve Energy is conducting sulfur dioxide and
particulate monitoring—PM 10 and PM 2.5—at Roche Park on the
eastern side of the Collie township. Sulfur dioxide is being monitored by power
generating industries at five other sites outside the Collie township.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) See the answer to (2).
(5) Not applicable.
(6) This question should be referred
to the Minister for Health.
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