Environment
Why a buffer zone?
Decarbonisation
Industrial Process Water Overview
Marine (Cockburn Sound)
Noise
Community Safety
Air
The growth of industry in Kwinana, combined with growing industry and community awareness about environmental issues, resulted in regional air quality becoming an important issue from the 1980s.
As the population increased in the area, a Kwinana air quality buffer zone was created and formalised by the 1992 Kwinana Environmental Protection Policy. The buffer assists industry and the State Government to manage industrial emissions so as to maintain a healthy level of air quality for employees and surrounding communities.
In addition to industrial sources of air emissions, there are larger sources of air contaminants from non-industrial emissions such as motor vehicles and domestic wood fires. It is therefore important that Government, industry and the community work together to continue monitoring air quality in WA.
KIC’s Air Quality Monitoring
With the number of people living in the region continuing to grow, it has become even more important that air quality is of the highest standard and for the buffer zone between industry and residential occupation to be preserved.
The KIC, on behalf of its members, currently undertakes air quality monitoring across the Kwinana Industrial Area, with the data shared with regulators. The data shows that industries in the Kwinana Industrial Area have a consistent track record of being below regulatory limits on air emissions. This is another example of how local industry is supporting, and working with, the community.
The quality of Kwinana’s air has improved considerably over the years and industry has a continuing commitment to lessen its environmental impact.