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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 1117

Air Pollution - Bus Interchanges

Ms Szuty - asked the Minister for the, Environment, Land and

Planning -

(1) Is air quality monitoring conducted at bus interchanges.

(2) If so, (a) at which interchanges; (b) how often and (c) at what times of the day.

(3) From what sites are readings taken within bus interchanges; (a) in what way are readings taken; (b)-which officers take the readings; and (c) what qualifications and/or experience do the officers have.

(4) In relation to the readings obtained are they in :excess

of (a) national standards of air-quality and

(b) national standards of air quality for bus

interchanges.

(5) Has the Department received any complaints about the. air quality in bus interchanges and is the Minister aware of any complaints being received by ACTION or the Department of Urban Services.

(6) Is the Department aware of any-studies which explore the relationship between air quality and the design. of bus interchanges.

Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) No.

(2) Not applicable.

(3) Not applicable.

(4) Not applicable.

(5) I am not aware of any recent complaints about air quality at bus interchanges received by my Department, by the Department of Urban Services, or by ACTION.

In 1990/91 there were complaints that fumes from Civic interchange were being drawn into the ACT Shopfront premises. The complaints were investigated and resulted in the relocation of the air intake for the airconditioning system for the shopfront. There have been no further complaints of this type.

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