Details of Blacktown Plume Plotter

This page should be read in conjunction with How Plume Plotter Works. It provides more details specific to the Blacktown version of Plume Plotter.

Stacks and buildings

Buildings were not included in the model because insufficient detail was given in [1].

Stack measurements

These are taken from [1]:

The following values are used for albedo, Bowen ratio and roughness length. None of these are specified in [1]:

Emissions

The emission rates of pollutants are taken from [1]:

PollutantEmission rate
per second
Oxides of nitrogen12.64 g
Sulphur dioxide3.161 g
Carbon monoxide5.268 g
Particulates526.8 mg
Hydrogen chloride632.1 mg
Hydrogen flouride105.4 mg
Cadmium and thallium2.107 mg
Mercury3.687 mg
Other metals31.61 mg
Dioxins and furans6.321 ng
TOC1.054 g
Ammonia1.054 g

Background levels

The background levels of pollutants are taken from [1]:

PollutantBackground
concentration per m3
Oxides of nitrogen21.6 μg
Sulphur dioxide1.5 μg
Carbon monoxideN/A
Particulates17.6 μg
Hydrogen chlorideN/A
Hydrogen flourideN/A
Cadmium and thalliumN/A
MercuryN/A
Other metalsN/A
Dioxins and furansN/A
TOCN/A
AmmoniaN/A

Weather data

Weather data is taken from METAR reports from a local airport: Richmond.

Upper air data is the latest reported by the Moree Mo upper air station.

References

1. Technical report A: Air quality and odour impact assessment - WESTERN SYDNEY ENERGY & RESOURCE RECOVERY CENTRE (WSERRC). Todoroski Air Sciences Pty Ltd. September 2020.