Table 8.2.13.3.B—Air quality (planning) criteria Pollutant Averaging Health outcome Criteria Criteria time protected including including background background (µg/m³) (ppm) Nitrogen dioxide 1 hour Health and wellbeing 250 0.12 Annual Health and wellbeing 62 0.03 Sulfur dioxide 1 hour Health and wellbeing 570 0.2 24 hours Health and wellbeing 230 0.08 Annual Health and wellbeing 57 0.02 Particulate matter (PM) as Annual Health and wellbeing 90 - total suspended particulates (TSP) Particulate matter less 24 hours Health and wellbeing 50 - than 10µm (PM10) Particulate matter less 24 hours Health and wellbeing 25 - than 2.5µm (PM2.5) Annual Health and wellbeing 8 - Carbon monoxide 8 hour Health and wellbeing 11,000 9 Dust deposition as Annual Protecting aesthetic 4g/m2/month - insoluble solids environment 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1 hour Health and wellbeing 12,500 2.3 (methyl chloroform) 1,1,2-trichloroethane 1 hour Health and wellbeing 1,000 0.18 1,1-biphenyl 1 hour Health and wellbeing 24 0.0037 1,2-dichloroethane 24 hours Health and wellbeing 750 0.17 1,3-butadiene Annual Health and wellbeing 2.4 0.001 Acetaldehyde 1 hour Odour 42 0.023 Acetic acid 1 hour Odour 270 0.11 Acetone 1 hour Health and wellbeing 22,000 9.2 Acrolein 1 hour USEPA extremely toxic 0.42 0.00018 Acrylonitrile 1 hour USEPA Group B1 8 0.0037 carcinogen (probable human carcinogen) Alpha chlorinated 1 hour IARC Group 1 9 0.0018 toluenes and benzoyl carcinogen (known chloride human carcinogen) Ammonia 1 hour Health and wellbeing 330 0.46
Table 8.2.13.3.B—Air quality (planning) criteria Pollutant Averaging time Health outcome protected Criteria including background (µg/m³) Criteria including background (ppm) Nitrogen dioxide 1 hour Health and wellbeing 250 0.12 Annual Health and wellbeing 62 0.03 Sulfur dioxide 1 hour Health and wellbeing 570 0.2 24 hours Health and wellbeing 230 0.08 Annual Health and wellbeing 57 0.02 Particulate matter (PM) as total suspended particulates (TSP) Annual Health and wellbeing 90 - Particulate matter less than 10µm (PM10) 24 hours Health and wellbeing 50 - Particulate matter less than 2.5µm (PM2.5) 24 hours Health and wellbeing 25 - Annual Health and wellbeing 8 - Carbon monoxide 8 hour Health and wellbeing 11,000 9 Dust deposition as insoluble solids Annual Protecting aesthetic environment 4g/m2/month - 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) 1 hour Health and wellbeing 12,500 2.3 1,1,2-trichloroethane 1 hour Health and wellbeing 1,000 0.18 1,1-biphenyl 1 hour Health and wellbeing 24 0.0037 1,2-dichloroethane 24 hours Health and wellbeing 750 0.17 1,3-butadiene Annual Health and wellbeing 2.4 0.001 Acetaldehyde 1 hour Odour 42 0.023 Acetic acid 1 hour Odour 270 0.11 Acetone 1 hour Health and wellbeing 22,000 9.2 Acrolein 1 hour USEPA extremely toxic 0.42 0.00018 Acrylonitrile 1 hour USEPA Group B1 carcinogen (probable human carcinogen) 8 0.0037 Alpha chlorinated toluenes and benzoyl chloride 1 hour IARC Group 1 carcinogen (known human carcinogen) 9 0.0018 Ammonia 1 hour Health and wellbeing 330 0.46