Environmental Monitoring

Botany Industrial Park and Surrounding Air Emissions Sampling Program

Health risk assessments carried out for the Botany Groundwater Cleanup Project have identified air emissions of volatile chemicals from the contaminated groundwater plume as one of the more important pathways for people to be exposed to chemicals from the contamination. The main group of people (receptor groups) identified in the health risk assessment that may be potentially exposed to volatile emissions are:

• Residents
• Recreational users of Botany Golf Course
• Employees and workers of surrounding businesses and industrial sites above the plume
• On-site workers at the Botany Industrial Park

The Botany Industrial Park and Surrounding Air Emissions Sampling Program measures the emission rate of volatile chemicals from the surface of the ground at a number of locations adjacent to representative receptor groups. The Program provides data to assess spatial and temporal variations in contaminant concentrations from air emissions to all potential receptor groups. It also assesses whether there is any change in the assessment of potential risk to human health.

Air Emissions Sampling Program Reports*

Sampling Round	Published Date	File size
July 2009	24 December 2009	5.9 MB
March 2008 - report	19 August 2008	1.3 MB
Appendix A		184 KB
Appendix B		513 KB
Appendix C		149 KB
Appendix D		272 KB
Appendix E		51 KB
Appendix F		127 KB
Plates 1 of 2		4.3 MB
Plates 2 of 2		3.9 MB
November 2006	6 September 2007	4 MB
March 2004	10 September 2004	2 MB

*Older reports not listed in the table are available in hard copies on request.