Birkenhead Air Quality Monitoring
Live monitoring data (1-hour average)
Air quality categories
| Descriptor | PM10 | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 0-50 | 0-12.5 |
| Fair | 50-100 | 12.5-25 |
| Poor | 100-200 | 25-50 |
| Very Poor | 200-600 | 50-150 |
| Extremely Poor | >600 | >150 |
The horizontal colour bands in the time series plots to the left illustrate the air quality categories for 1-hour average concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 in μg/m3.
See more information on the Air Quality Categories here
Calendar day compliance
Monitors measure particulate matter present in the environment. Particulate matter comes from a number of activities including the Adbri plant, other industries, motor vehicles, domestic and natural sources in the region. More information…
24-hour average particulate matter measurements
Community Park
PM10
8.7
μg/m³
Walton Street
PM10
7.3
μg/m³
Community Park
PM2.5
4.5
μg/m³
Walton Street
PM2.5
2.8
μg/m³
PM10 monitoring
PM2.5 monitoring
Compliance day meteorological distribution summary
Disclaimer
Recent air quality data measured by Adbri or EPA is indicative only and may be affected by instruments not working correctly, power failures or similar. Data is published directly from the monitors and will be validated at a later date. Le Fevre 1 data is published by SA EPA under a Creative Commons 4 licence.