January 2020
Updated 3rd March 2020
The Port of Townsville is a diverse and multi-cargo port which handles import and export products such as containers, motor vehicles, live cattle, wet and dry bulk commodities and general cargo.
Air emissions may be generated by the handling of some bulk materials as well as from general operations (e.g. driving vehicles). A range of measures are taken by both the Port of Townsville Ltd and our port users, to minimise the dust and contaminant emissions generated by port activities.
The Port of Townsville's Boundary Air Quality Monitoring Plan has been designed to characterise air quality in the environment surrounding the port in order to determine the potential exposure of sensitive receptors to dust and air contaminant emissions that could be attributed to port operations.
A number of port users also sample air quality on their sites. The Department of Environment and Science (DES) also conduct an air quality monitoring program in Townsville and the Port of Townsville utilises this data to expand its understanding and analysis of air quality around Townsville.
You can read a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions that was compiled by the Port Stakeholder Working Group below.
View the Port of Townsville's Boundary Boundary Air Monitoring Plan
View a map of the Boundary Air Monitoring Locations
Go to the Queensland Government's Department of Environment and Science site for hourly air quality data
Electrically powered equipment that sucks air in at a set rate and collects any air particles on sampling paper over a 24 hour period every 6 days (i.e. 60-61 samples a year)
Unpowered equipment - ie. a jar with a glass funnel that sits and collects any material that is in the air, that would fall on surfaces (ie. houses)