Air Quality

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• Air Contaminants
  • Auckland Air Facts (Auckland Council; July 2012)
  • Emissions from Motor Vehicles in Auckland (Ministry for the Environment; November 2009)
  • Clean Air Programme (Ministry for the Environment; July 2009)
  • Ambient Air Quality Guidelines (Ministry for the Environment; May 2002)
  • AS/NZS 2918:2001: Domestic Solid Fuel Burning Appliances – Installation (Standards New Zealand; November 2001)
  • AS/NZS 2013:1999: Domestic Solid Fuel Burning Appliances – Method for Determination of Flue Gas Emission (Standards New Zealand; July 1999)
  • AS/NZS 4012:1000: Domestic Solid Fuel Burning Appliances – Method for Determination of Power Output and Efficiency (Standards New Zealand: July 1999)
  • Compliance Monitoring and Emission Testing of Discharges to Air (Ministry for the Environment; August 1998)

• Air Quality Management
  • National Environmental Standards for Air Quality (Ministry for the Environment; May 2013)
  • 2011 Amendments to the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality (Ministry for the Environment; July 2012)
  • Updated Health and Air Pollution in New Zealand Study (Emission Impossible Ltd; March 2012)
  • 2011 User’s Guide to the Revised National Environmental Standards for Air Quality (Ministry for the Environment; September 2011)
  • National PM₁₀ Compliance Strategy (Ministry for the Environment; August 2011)
  • (Rotorua) Air Quality Control Bylaw 2010 (August 2010; Rotorua District Council)
  • Local Government Air Quality Roles and Responsibilities (Ministry for the Environment; July 2009)
  • Good Practice Guide for Assessing Discharges to Air from Industry (Ministry for the Environment; June 2008)
  • Good Practice Guide for Assessing Discharges to Air from Land Transport (Ministry for the Environment; June 2008)
  • National Environmental Standards: Airsheds (Ministry for the Environment; September 2005)
  • Managing Conflict Between Land Use and Discharges into Air in Auckland (Auckland Regional Council; August 2002)
  • Good Practice Guide for Assessing and Managing the Environmental Effects of Dust Emissions (Ministry for the Environment; September 2001)
  • Good Practice Guide for Monitoring and Management of Visibility in New Zealand (Ministry for the Environment; August 2001)
  • Good Practice Guide for Preparing Emission Inventories (Ministry for the Environment; June 2001)
  • Visibility in New Zealand – National Risk Assessment (Ministry for the Environment; October 2000)
  • MfE’s Good Practice Guides for Air Quality (Ministry for the Environment; N/A)

• Air Quality Monitoring
  • Good Practice Guide for Air Quality Monitoring and Data Management (Ministry for the Environment; April 2009)

• Odour
  • Good Practice Guide for Assessing and Managing Odour in New Zealand (Ministry for the Environment; June 2003)