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Air quality is important to the health and wellbeing of all Victorians. Most air pollution comes from industry, motor vehicles and domestic wood burning.
EPA plays a role in protecting the community from noise pollution.
Human health and wellbeing relies on the quality of our environment every day.
Our reporting system lets you dob in litterers in cars.
Many industrial activities require works approvals and licences from EPA.
EPA helps protect Victorians’ health from potential environmental hazards.
EPA works to protect Victoria from pollution during major infrastructure projects.
EPA periodically reviews environmental policy and regulation.
Guidance for business and industry, including licensing, works approvals and planning.
Information about the fees and charges levied by EPA.
EPA’s organisational strategy sets out five goals and how we'll work with Victorians to achieve them.
EPA welcomes the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into EPA.
EPA works with the community, businesses and other organisations to protect the environment.
EPA recognises staff who are leaders in the areas of air quality, inland water, marine water, waste, landfill, land and groundwater, and odour.
The process to submit complaints about the conduct of an EPA authorised officer.
Formaldehyde is an industrial solvent and chemical, and a by-product of combustion.
We have monitored formaldehyde at three sites (Eltham in 2005–06, Carlton in 2006–07 and Traralgon in 2007).
The levels of formaldehyde are presented as 24-hour measurements rather than annual average concentrations, as the monitoring investigation level is established on a 24-hour basis.
All levels measured were below the investigation level.
We have not identified the source of the higher concentrations reported on two days in Eltham. Despite being raised, the levels on these days remained below the health-based monitoring investigation level.
ppb: parts per billion (for every one billion litres of air there is one litre of the pollutant)
The detailed results for this graph are also available on this website.
ppb: parts per billion
Page last updated on 15 Mar 2014