Abstract for presentation at 14th IUAPPA World Congress

Australia State of Environment Report 2006 Atmosphere

  • Tom Beer, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia
  • Michael Borgas, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia
  • Willem Bouma, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia
  • Paul Fraser, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia
  • Paul Holper, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia
  • Simon Torok, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia

    • The Australia State of the Environment Report 2006 was released in late 2006. Thematic commentaries were prepared by independent authors to support the data reporting system available at http://http://www.deh.gov.au/soe/2006/drs/.
    The preparation of the Atmosphere Commentary is discussed here, with a presentation of the major findings.
    Australia’s urban air continues to improve except for ozone exceedances in Sydney. Hay-fever is the world’s highest per capita but Australia still does not have a national system to measure pollen. Dust and other airborne particles, including woodsmoke
    are of concern in some regions and localities, with regional hotspots of air toxics also being of some concern.

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