Wynnum West (South East Queensland) 2018 hourly air quality and meteorological data

Industry-operated monitoring site: Data presented as received by Queensland Government Period of operation: 1 January to 31 December 2018
Site location: Latitude: -27.4379; Longitude: 153.1495
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 site classification: Neighbourhood
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 compliance (pollutants): Complies, except for:

• Trees higher than sample inlets within 10m north-west of monitoring station.
• Building below height of sample inlets within 10m east of monitoring station.

AS/NZS 3580.14 compliance (meteorology): Complies, except for:

• Trees within 10m north-west of monitoring station.
• Building below height of wind sensor within 10m east of monitoring station.
• Temperature and relative humidity sensors located 10 metres above ground level.
• Rainfall measured by acoustic sensor.

Wind sensor: Ultrasonic sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Temperature: Capacitive ceramic sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Relative humidity: Capacitive thin film polymer sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Rainfall: Vaisala RAINCAP® precipitation sensor.

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Barometric pressure: Capacitive silicon sensor.

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.

Sulfur dioxide: Ultraviolet fluorescence analyser operated in accordance with AS 3580.4.1.

• Instrument output offset and/or scaled based on calibration and daily zero/span response data.

PM10/PM2.5: Dichotomous Tapered Element Oscillating Balance (TEOM) Model 1405-D operated in accordance with AS/NZS 3580.9.13 (excluding FDMS requirements)

• Measurement values do not compensate for loss of semi-volatile components from the collected particulate matter.
• Reported concentrations are uncorrected instrument output values.
• Negative hourly PM10/PM2.5 concentrations down to -5 µg/m^3 resulting from instrument noise at low particle concentrations are reported.