Lead and Suspended Particle Air Quality Measurements for Broken Hill

Air quality monitoring data from the Broken Hill Environmental Lead Program measures concentrations of lead and total suspended particles. The dataset is managed by the NSW Environment Protection Authority and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in lead concentration to assess the impact of environmental remediation efforts.
• Correlate total suspended particle levels with lead concentrations to identify pollution sources.
• Model spatial air quality patterns for Broken Hill using monitoring network location data implied by the program.

Strengths

• Data is produced by a government-led environmental program (Broken Hill Environmental Lead Program).
• Measures two specific pollutants of significant health concern: lead and total suspended particles.
• Managed by the authoritative NSW Environment Protection Authority.
• Dataset was updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Specific data volume (row count) and granularity (column count) are unknown from the input.
• Primary file formats are PDF and XLSX, which may require extraction or conversion for programmatic analysis.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the Broken Hill area in New South Wales, Australia.

Provenance

Source

NSW Environment Protection Authority via the Broken Hill Environmental Lead Program.

Collection Method

Measurements collected by the Broken Hill Air Quality Monitoring Network (BHAQMN).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25.

Geography

Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.