Current investigation results
The use of drones, weather stations, monitoring and air flow technology software form part of the department’s proactive compliance program to monitor odour and identify the potential sources.
Recent monitoring results and summaries of the live air quality monitoring of hydrogen sulfide are accessible to the public for areas surrounding New Chum.
To assist with understanding the community canister monitoring results a previously released information sheet Understanding air quality monitoring results is available.
H2S air monitoring in the community
- Collingwood Park, Cathryn Court
- Collingwood Park, Tambo Court
- Bundamba, Currawong Street
- Dinmore, Hubert Street
- Ebbw Vale, Grenadier Circle
- Redbank, Brigalow Lane
- Riverview, Carlyle Street
- Riverview, Johnstone Place
Air monitoring by community members
The table below shows only those analytes that were detected by the laboratory.
| Date sampled | Location | Sample ID | n-butane | Cyclohexane | Propene | 1,3-Butadiene | Toluene | Ethanol | Isopropyl alcohol | Acetone | Methyl ethyl ketone | Chloro-methane | Chloroform | tert-Butanol | n-Pentane | Isopropyl-benzene | Ethyl-benzene | m- & p-Xylene | o-Xylene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/06/2023 | Redbank Plains, Cotton Crescent | 23KS1551 | 11 | not detected | 3.9 | not detected | 1.5 | 120 | 19 | 10 | not detected | 0.7 | not detected | 1.5 | 16 | 0.8 | not detected | 0.6 | not detected |
| 8/09/2023 | Redbank Plains, Cotton Crescent | 23KS1643 | 1.3 | not detected | 1.2 | not detected | not detected | 21 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | not detected | not detected | not detected | 1.3 | not detected | not detected | not detected |
| 8/09/2023 | Redbank Plains, Alawoona Street | 23KS2236 | 1.3 | not detected | 1.3 | not detected | 1.3 | 12 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | not detected | not detected | not detected | 1.3 | not detected | not detected | not detected |
| 25/09/2023 | Redbank Plains, Sunbird Drive | 23KS5330 | 2.7 | not detected | 2.1 | not detected | 0.6 | 29* | 1 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | not detected | not detected | not detected | 1.8 | not detected | 0.6 | not detected |
| 18/10/2023 | Fernbrook State School | 23KS5612 | 1.4 | not detected | 1.2 | not detected | not detected | 23* | 0.6 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected |
| 18/10/2023 | NW of Nugrow Site | 23KS5613 | not detected | not detected | 24* | 1.2 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | not detected | not detected | 0.9 | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected | |||
| 23/10/2023 | Waterfern Way Ripley | 23KS5619 | 0.5 | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | not detected | 1.9 | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected | not detected |
| not detected | Below the limit of reporting and not detected |
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Below the short-term health-based guidelines published by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) *Ontario Ministry for Environment – Ambient air quality criteria (Propene) | |
| Above the short-term health-based guidelines published by TCEQ. |
Resources
- View current news
- Air Sampling Canisters factsheet
- Swanbank Odour Issues – Frequently asked questions factsheet