Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites meets two World Heritage natural criteria: major stages of earth's history and ongoing geological processes.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Fraser Island meets three World Heritage natural criteria: natural phenomena and exceptional natural beauty; representing major stages of earth's history; and significant ongoing ecological and biological processes.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Gondwana Rainforests of Australia meets three World Heritage natural criteria: representing major stages of earth's history; significant ongoing ecological and biological processes; and contain the most important and significant habitat.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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While ozone levels in Townsville and Gladstone have never exceeded air quality standards, South East Queensland experienced exceedances in 2011 and 2015.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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While the past decade has seen a downward trend in the number of days with reduced visibility throughout Queensland, significantly more days were affected in 2009 and 2011, and in Gladstone in 2015 and 2017, due to bushfires.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Particle concentrations have exceeded National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards since monitoring began in 1986.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Carbon monoxide levels have continued to decline over the past decade with levels in the last six years less than 20% of the National Environmental Protection Measure (NEPM) Air Quality Standard.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Routine monitoring of lead in air is no longer undertaken in South East Queensland due to the low ambient concentrations following removal of lead in petrol.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Since 1993, there have been no exceedances of the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards and no clear trends over the past decade.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Sulphur dioxide levels in all regions except for Mount Isa have met the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards. Occasional 1-hour and 24-hour NEPM standard exceedances in Mount Isa are due to smelting operations.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Total motor vehicle travel (cars, trucks, buses), expressed as total vehicle kilometres travelled, shows continued and sustained growth over time.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The total number of registered motor vehicles shows continued and sustained growth over time.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Emissions from motor vehicles are a function of many factors, but most importantly total travel, fleet mix and emission control technology and driving behaviour.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) tracks air pollutant emissions for industrial sources across Australia.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Queensland’s aquatic ecosystems vary significantly in condition.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The pressures affecting Queensland's aquatic ecosystems vary depending on local conditions and land management use and practices.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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The annual volume and load of nitrogen and phosphorus released from coastal sewage treatment plants into waterways in Queensland has remained relatively constant since 2010, apart from a significant reduction in volume and some nutrient loads in 2014 and 2016.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Rainfall was extremely low across large parts of Queensland in 3 of the last 5 years with many areas experiencing drought.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Annual evaporation is typically much higher in inland parts of Queensland than in coastal and sub-coastal areas.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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El Niño conditions prevailed in 2015 and at the start of 2016, followed by ENSO-neutral conditions for much of 2017.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Queensland experienced 2 cyclones between March 2015 and December 2017.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Queensland’s sea levels are rising according to the historical tide gauge records.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Storm tide inundations continue to impact the coast.
Published By Environment and Science
Issued over 6 years ago
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Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas.