❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for State Development regarding the types and quantities of emissions from Woodside's Burrup Peninsula Gas Processing facility and their potential health risks. The Minister provides data from the National Pollutant Inventory and assures that emissions are within safe standards.
AnsweredQoN 742Legislative Council
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With regard to Woodside’s Burrup Peninsula Gas Processing facility, can the Minister advise -
(1) What are the contents of discharges from the stack and from all other discharge points at the facility in terms of -
(a) chemicals;
(b) particulars; and
(c) other pollutants?
(2) Annually, what quantity of each of the emissions in the response to (1) is discharged?
(3) Annually, what quantity of each of the emissions in the response to (1) can be safely discharged without posing a health risk to people both on-site and at more distant locations?
(1) What are the contents of discharges from the stack and from all other discharge points at the facility in terms of -
(a) chemicals;
(b) particulars; and
(c) other pollutants?
(2) Annually, what quantity of each of the emissions in the response to (1) is discharged?
(3) Annually, what quantity of each of the emissions in the response to (1) can be safely discharged without posing a health risk to people both on-site and at more distant locations?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 June 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
33 days
(b) particulars; and (c) other pollutants?
(c) other pollutants?
1 and 2 National Pollutant Inventory data for Woodside’s onshore gas facility summarises both the types and quantities of emissions. The emissions for for 01-Jul-2001 to 30-Jun-2002 are provided in the following table. Substance Total (kg) Air (kg) Water (kg) Benzene 1,000,000 1,000,000 Vinyl ethylene 5 5 Cadmium and compounds 150 150 Carbon monoxide 440,000 440,000 Cyclohexane 1,300,000 1,300,000 Ethylbenzene 20,000 20,000 n-Hexane 4,600,000 4,600,000 Hydrogen sulphide 19,000 19,000 Lead and compounds 380 380 Mercury and compounds 0 . 50 0 . 50 Oxides of Nitrogen 11,000,000 11,000,000 Particulate matter 10.0 um 140,000 140,000 Sulphur dioxide 30,000 30,000 Toluene 1,900,000 1,900,000 Total nitrogen 350 350 Total phosphorus 130 130 Total volatile organic compounds 38,000,000 38,000,000 Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers 1,100,000 1,100,000 Zinc and compounds 3 3 3 The current ground level concentrations have been shown by modelling and by actual measurement to be well within appropriate standards and the implications of any proposed increases in emissions would be assessed following appropriate modelling studies.
(c) other pollutants?
1 and 2 National Pollutant Inventory data for Woodside’s onshore gas facility summarises both the types and quantities of emissions. The emissions for for 01-Jul-2001 to 30-Jun-2002 are provided in the following table. Substance Total (kg) Air (kg) Water (kg) Benzene 1,000,000 1,000,000 Vinyl ethylene 5 5 Cadmium and compounds 150 150 Carbon monoxide 440,000 440,000 Cyclohexane 1,300,000 1,300,000 Ethylbenzene 20,000 20,000 n-Hexane 4,600,000 4,600,000 Hydrogen sulphide 19,000 19,000 Lead and compounds 380 380 Mercury and compounds 0 . 50 0 . 50 Oxides of Nitrogen 11,000,000 11,000,000 Particulate matter 10.0 um 140,000 140,000 Sulphur dioxide 30,000 30,000 Toluene 1,900,000 1,900,000 Total nitrogen 350 350 Total phosphorus 130 130 Total volatile organic compounds 38,000,000 38,000,000 Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers 1,100,000 1,100,000 Zinc and compounds 3 3 3 The current ground level concentrations have been shown by modelling and by actual measurement to be well within appropriate standards and the implications of any proposed increases in emissions would be assessed following appropriate modelling studies.
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