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Prospect

Old Government House, Parramatta Park. Credit: John Spencer/DPIE

About the station

Prospect

Prospect air quality monitoring station is located at William Lawson Park, Myrtle Street, Prospect, in a residential area of Prospect.

Air quality monitoring region Central West Sydney
Commissioned February 2007
Latitude -33.79424
Longitude 150.91417
Elevation 64 metres

Data collected

The following air pollutants and meteorological variables are measured at Prospect:

  • Carbon monoxide (CO)
  • Fine particles as PM2.5
  • Fine particles as PM10
  • Oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO2 and NOx)
  • Ozone (O3)
  • Sulfur dioxide (SO2)
  • Visibility using nephelometry
  • Ambient temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Solar radiation
  • Wind speed, wind direction and sigma theta