The EPA commissioned Access Macquarie Ltd, the research/commercial arm of Macquarie University, to develop the resource.
The toolkit includes
- information on the sources and impacts of air pollution
- the regulatory framework for protecting air quality in NSW
- air quality management procedures and technologies
- managing air polluting activities that have been identified as priority issues by council officers
Contents
Introductory material
Introduction (PDF 121KB) and Glossary (PDF 73KB)
Module 1: The science and management of air quality (PDF 1.1MB)
- Measuring air pollution
- Meteorology and air quality
- Air pollutants
- Management of air quality
Module 2: Legislative and policy framework for air quality management (PDF 313KB)
- Introduction
- Policy framework
- Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
- Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
- Businesses and premises regulated by local councils
- Avoidance and mitigation strategies
- Domestic premises
- Motor vehicles
Module 3: Guidelines for managing air pollution
Part 1: Air pollution control techniques (PDF 1.7MB)
- Introduction
- Avoidance – cleaner production
- Dispersion
- Air pollution control devices
- Air pollution and agricultural industries
Part 2: Practical regulation of air pollution sources(PDF 83KB)
- Background
- Context
- Investigating problems
- Systematic investigations
- Developing solutions
- Assessing applications for consent
Part 3: Air quality guidance notes (for specific activities or operations) (PDF 8KB):
- Agricultural stubble burning (PDF 127KB)
- Beef cattle feedlots (PDF 266KB)
- Composite structural products (142KB)
- Construction sites (PDF 212KB)
- Dairies (PDF 175KB)
- Egg production (PDF 139KB)
- Food outlets (PDF 133KB)
- Meat chicken production (PDF 181KB)
- Piggeries (PDF 337KB)
- Small-scale sawmills (PDF 210KB)
- Spray painting operations (PDF 247KB)
Visual guides
- Dust from urban construction sites (PDF 288KB)
- Inspecting a suburban auto repair shop (PDF 180KB)
- Odour complaints from a suburban auto repair shop (PDF 141KB)
While seeking to be thorough in its discussion of air quality issues, the toolkit is not a design manual nor does it attempt to give a detailed scientific or engineering treatment of the matters covered.