- 1080 Poison
Links to the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment's 1080 site, including Code of Practice, licences and downloadable applications, usage, and research into alternatives for mammal control
- Air quality and pollution
Information on regulations, strategies, policies and plans to reduce air pollution, and to monitor air quality in Tasmania. Includes details of the Tasmanian Air Quality Strategy
- Air quality in Tasmania: An Education Resource
An education resource that aims to support teachers' and students' understanding about air quality issues specific to Tasmania. Investigations, experiments, activities and research opportunities are linked to the Tasmanian Curriculum Framework for secondary students
- Brighton Council: environmental health
Information on Brighton Council's food hygiene training, immunisation clinics, and by-laws controlling noise, incinerators, burning-off and wood heaters
- Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station
Located in remote north-western Tasmania, the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station provides vital information about changes to the atmospheric composition of the Southern Hemisphere
- Cape Grim Greenhouse Gas Data (CSIRO)
Website showing data collected over the last 35 years by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology at the Air Pollution station at Cape Grim, Tasmania. It demonstrates how levels of greenhouse gases have been changing each month
- cleanairtas
A support site for people subjected to smoke from forestry burn-offs. Provides information on methods forestry can use to get rid of waste without burning and making smoke
- Current pollen risk in Hobart
Joint Australian National University PalaeoWorks group and University of Tasmania site studying airborne pollen allergens in the Hobart region
- Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment: a-z list of application forms - certificates, permits and licences
Alphabetical subject list of application forms for all areas of activity of the Tasmanian Government Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
- Derwent Beach Watch
Derwent Estuary Program information on the monitoring of the water quality of the Derwent Estuary's beaches. Includes a map of Beach Watch monitoring sites and water quality grading, and weekly monitoring results
- Environmental guidelines for boat repair and maintenance
The Tasmanian Government has released guidelines describing the potential environmental impacts of boat repair and maintenance activities, and recommending specific actions that boat owners, and facility operators and users can take to minimise the environmental effects of their work
- Hobart City Council: Domestic smoke management program
Due to the success of the pilot project in 2012, Hobart City Council will be continuing the program this winter and extending it to include the whole municipal area. Downloadable report of pilot project results available
- Hobart City Council: Environmental Health
Links to Council regulations and restrictions on excessive noise, heat-pump noise, air pollution, storm water, vermin, wasps and snakes in residential areas
- Kingborough Council: environment and health complaints form
Online form for lodging a complaint with Kingborough Council's Environmental Health Department (relating to air quality, food, noise, water, or other environmental health matter)
- Land (Environment Protection Authority)
Information on the management and regulation of land quality in Tasmania so as to prevent or remediate the contamination of land
- Major Air
Tasmanian business specialising in the supply of ventilation, filtration, dust and fume control equipment located in Launceston and Hobart incorporating Pacific Fans
- Managing Browsing Wildlife Toolkit
A toolkit has been released as part of the Tasmanian and Australian Governments project on the Alternatives to 1080 Program to assist landowners in managing the impacts of browsing animals. It comprises of three booklets, a Planning Guide, Wildlife Management Strategy Workbook and Information booklet. Links to all publications
- Meander Valley Council: Noise Pollution
Link to the Meander Valley Council's brochure on noise pollution. It provide information on reasonable times to use noise making equipment and how to make a complaint
- Noise (Environment Protection Authority)
Information on the management and regulation of environmental noise in Tasmania
- Noise annoys (Break O'Day Council)
Break O'Day Council fact sheet on the regulation of noise. Includes the permissable hours of operation of certain machinery, and who to contact when there is a problem
- Pesticide monitoring in water catchments
Details of the program to monitor Tasmanian water catchments for a range of herbicides and other pesticides, with list of sampling sites, pesticides monitored, and results of latest monitoring. Includes results for the baseline monitoring program, and the flood monitoring program (Esperance, Little Swanport, George and Duck Rivers)
- Quiet Tasmania
Information about noise pollution, particularly dog barking. Includes links to discussion groups, publications and current news
- Real-time air quality data for Tasmania
An interactive map that presents the most recently available real-time indicative particle concentration data for the Tasmania air quality monitoring stations at Hobart, Launceston and Rowella as well as the new BLANkET stations distributed around the state
- Reducing air pollution
Links to a range of information to assist Tasmanians to reduce air pollution, including improving woodheater use and making homes energy efficient
- Rivercare guideline for herbicide use near water
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment guideline on herbicides that should not be used, and those that are appropriate to use, in the vicinity of waterways and wetlands
- Tasmanian Cleanwater Network
An online group email list to allow individuals to post information regarding pollution in Tasmania's fresh water bodies.
- Tasmanian River Catchment Water Quality Initiative
The development of a unique version of the CSIRO's Pesticide Impact Rating Index (PIRI) for use in Tasmania
- Wastewater (Environment Protection Authority)
Information on the EPA's regulation of wastewater in Tasmania, with resources for wastewater managers, links to reporting information, and information on the treatment of wastewater and sewage
- Water (Environment Protection Authority)
Links to water quality information, including information on protected environmental values for Tasmanian waterways, emission limit guidelines, and the survey of PCBs in Tasmanian water catchments
- Water S.O.S.
Constructed for Tasmanian communities with water quality issues to illustrate the ongoing contamination and destruction of water catchments
- Wood smoke, air quality, your health
In an online partnership between Tasmania’s public health experts and the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), precautionary health advice will be activated on a dedicated website when smoke levels are elevated for just one hour
