You may wish to contact any or all of the people below if you feel you or your family are subjected to smoke of any kind.
Please keep a copy of all correspondence, it may be of interest to share with others.
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
Asthma Foundation of Tasmania
Will not lobby for asthmatics when it comes to deliberate large scale smoke in this state. They prefer to support putting people on medication instead. See the asthma page.
It is therfore suggested that people raise their concerns with the national bodies to enlighten them as to what is happening in Tasmania.
National Asthma Council Australia
Lung Foundation Australia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Heart Foundation of Australia
Cancer Council of Australia
State Parliamentarians House of Assembly: List of Members
Dr Mark Veitch - Director of Public Health
Pollution Information Tasmania (PIT) -Telling the truth about toxins in Tasmania
Please keep a copy of all correspondence, it may be of interest to share with others.
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
Asthma Foundation of Tasmania
Will not lobby for asthmatics when it comes to deliberate large scale smoke in this state. They prefer to support putting people on medication instead. See the asthma page.
It is therfore suggested that people raise their concerns with the national bodies to enlighten them as to what is happening in Tasmania.
National Asthma Council Australia
Lung Foundation Australia
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Heart Foundation of Australia
Cancer Council of Australia
State Parliamentarians House of Assembly: List of Members
Dr Mark Veitch - Director of Public Health
Pollution Information Tasmania (PIT) -Telling the truth about toxins in Tasmania
Contact the Federal Minister for Environment and Water. The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP since 1 June 2022.
Contact the Prime Minister of Australia The Hon Anthony Albanese PM
Conatct the Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care. The Hon Mark Buttler MP
Contact the Prime Minister of Australia The Hon Anthony Albanese PM
Conatct the Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care. The Hon Mark Buttler MP
Media: contacts and sites
Tasmanian Times Mercury Examiner Advocate Tasmanian Country The Australian The Age Sydney Morning Herald Australian Newspapers Online ABC Northern Tas ABC Talkback Geelong Advertiser
Tasmanian Times Mercury Examiner Advocate Tasmanian Country The Australian The Age Sydney Morning Herald Australian Newspapers Online ABC Northern Tas ABC Talkback Geelong Advertiser
Other Australian Links:
Climate Council - Australia’s leading climate change communications organisation
Pollution Information Tasmania Tasmanian Public and Environmental Health Network
EPA Western Australia Biomass Power
Minister for Environment -Hansard on smoke
enHealth Environmental Health, plus the latest National Environmental Health Strategy 2007-2012
Malcolm Tattersall Forestry - A photographic souvenir.
Emission of smoke from heaters, fireplaces, barbecues Part 3/9 - Laws for some and not for others
Smart Burn - and it gets a mention here
Woodsmoke Handbook 2003 National Heritage Trust
Forest Practices Authority (FPA) Regulates forestry in Tasmania....but not the smoke.
State of the Air Community Summary 1991-2001-Federal Department of Environment
Tas Fire Service (TFS)- Smoke and Asthma. Deliberate smoke can kill.
Using fire in Forestry - Chuter
Good Neighbour Charter 2008 - Tas Forest Industries
Freedom of Information/ Right to Information documents released.by Forestry Tasmania.
Environmental Defenders Office - Environmental law centres.
New Smoke Strategy Unveiled - 2009
Air Quality in Tasmania - An education resource
Ecoaction - Launcestonbackpackers - when you need somewhere to stay
Wood Smoke Free - A commutity group in Victoria Australia advocating for wood smoke free homes
Centre for Air pollution, energy and health research (CAR) - Researchers focusing on the impacts of
air pollution...
Clean Air Canberra - Putting up with wood heaters smoke until 2045.
Standards/Codes/Acts/Submissions:
World Health Organisation (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines Global Update 2005
Air Quality Standards - Australia
Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality) 2004 Planned burning provisions are not directly enforceable- EPA
Smoke Monitoring Methods Review 2008 Accepted by the EPA. http://www.epa.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=926.
Weather forecasts and history, and Satellite Images.
Launceston - todays weather forecast
Bureau of Meterology - Tasmania cities and Towns daily forecast
BoM - Latest weather observations for the last 72 hours.
BoM - Many months of history from monitoring stations around Australia.
BoM - High definition images from the Japanese Himawari-8 satellite.
Victoria- Outdoor air quality upwind of Tasmania
Back trajectory of air movements at any place in the world
Geostationary satellite data archive
Satellite images - Australia wide from CSIRO marine using
Aqua http://aqua.nasa.gov/ and Terra http://terra.nasa.gov/ satelittes
Satellite images: Modis Rapid Response - Tasmanian subsets
Satellite images - Tasmania. Modis satelite
Modis Satellite Rapid Response - Calendar
Satellite images - Sentinel
Satellite hot-spot images
Envisat- European Space Agency.
Live winds - Nullschool.net. Winds anywhere in the world. Click, drag, scroll.
Windy.com - Winds, rain, temperature, particulates and more
Launceston - todays weather forecast
Bureau of Meterology - Tasmania cities and Towns daily forecast
BoM - Latest weather observations for the last 72 hours.
BoM - Many months of history from monitoring stations around Australia.
BoM - High definition images from the Japanese Himawari-8 satellite.
Victoria- Outdoor air quality upwind of Tasmania
Back trajectory of air movements at any place in the world
Geostationary satellite data archive
Satellite images - Australia wide from CSIRO marine using
Aqua http://aqua.nasa.gov/ and Terra http://terra.nasa.gov/ satelittes
Satellite images: Modis Rapid Response - Tasmanian subsets
Satellite images - Tasmania. Modis satelite
Modis Satellite Rapid Response - Calendar
Satellite images - Sentinel
Satellite hot-spot images
Envisat- European Space Agency.
Live winds - Nullschool.net. Winds anywhere in the world. Click, drag, scroll.
Windy.com - Winds, rain, temperature, particulates and more
PTSD - Silent Professionals: Will PTSD disqualify me from employment?
Bewellfinder - High-quality medical equipment
Cystic Fibrosis
MesotheliomaHelp - Connecting Patients and Caregivers with 24/7 live-chat help support
Mesothelioma Symptoms
Asbestos.com
Lung Cancer Alliance
Cancer Misdiagnosis
Medical Malpractice is the 3rd leading cause of death in the US. This site could interest you no matter where you live. Get the facts here.
Smokefree Tasmania - a health advocacy organisation, and the goal is to advance the end-game for tobacco. Remember: Cigarette smoke and wood smoke thickens your blood.
Bewellfinder - High-quality medical equipment
Cystic Fibrosis
MesotheliomaHelp - Connecting Patients and Caregivers with 24/7 live-chat help support
Mesothelioma Symptoms
Asbestos.com
Lung Cancer Alliance
Cancer Misdiagnosis
Medical Malpractice is the 3rd leading cause of death in the US. This site could interest you no matter where you live. Get the facts here.
Smokefree Tasmania - a health advocacy organisation, and the goal is to advance the end-game for tobacco. Remember: Cigarette smoke and wood smoke thickens your blood.
If you happen to know of an air quality link that could be suitable to add to this page please advise.
Please note: cleanairtas.com receives a huge number of requests to add a link to this add-free site.
So please make sure your webmaster has provided a reciprocal link to cleanairtas.com before you make contact otherwise sorry I cannot help you.
Please note: cleanairtas.com receives a huge number of requests to add a link to this add-free site.
So please make sure your webmaster has provided a reciprocal link to cleanairtas.com before you make contact otherwise sorry I cannot help you.
Often used links:
EPA Real-Time Air Quality in Tasmania
EPA stacked plot graphs
Purple Air - Real time air quality map
Windy.com - PM2.5, winds, temperature, rain, lightning, etc.
WunderMap Weather Underground
EPA BLANkET data plot selector page
Princes Wharf air monitoring station: Ceased in Sept. 1920
Tas Fire Service - Incidents map.
EPA map - TFS Incidents Update every hour during the day (07 h - 19 h)
Tas Fire Service -Alerts list
Install Google Earth, go here, click on Incidences -State Wide and select Current Permits under heading Tas Fire Service.
Whats_burning_now
EPA map - TFS Permit/registered burns - Hourly updates between 07 - 19h.
Australian bushfire news - check each state here
Sentinel Hotspots - Geoscience
NASA's ZOOM Earth satellite
MeTEye - Part of the next generation Forecast & Warning System.
The Weather
More accurate forecast for Launceston
Launceston forecast
Nullschool.net - Winds anywhere in the world. Click, drag, scroll.
Parks and Wildlife -Burns
Forest industry burns. Sneaky, not plannedburns anymore.
Forico Burns
Lightning data. Tasmania
Lightning Data. Australia wide and near real-time
Lightning Data. Historical and real time.
NASA Lance Rapid Response satellite images Alternate link Tasmanian subsets
NASA Worldview satellite images - Easy to use. Add your satellite. Select your date and time.
Himawari8 satellite viewer - select your date and time
BoM satellite viewer - now with lightning layer
Berkeley Earth - Real-time map of world pollution
Air Visual. World map in real-time showing air pollution
Validated Air Pollution Data
Look up the Air Quality Index anywhere in the world but see here why individual raw data readings are better than Indexes!
IQAir Takes feeds from everywhere and can alter them. NOT RECOMMENDED.
Copernicus - CAMS - for aerosols, atmospheric pollutants, greenhouse gases, stratospheric ozone and the UV-Index
Ecoaction - Launcestonbackpackers - when you need somewhere to stay
BC Air Quality Links and by Station
EPA Real-Time Air Quality in Tasmania
EPA stacked plot graphs
Purple Air - Real time air quality map
Windy.com - PM2.5, winds, temperature, rain, lightning, etc.
WunderMap Weather Underground
EPA BLANkET data plot selector page
Princes Wharf air monitoring station: Ceased in Sept. 1920
Tas Fire Service - Incidents map.
EPA map - TFS Incidents Update every hour during the day (07 h - 19 h)
Tas Fire Service -Alerts list
Install Google Earth, go here, click on Incidences -State Wide and select Current Permits under heading Tas Fire Service.
Whats_burning_now
EPA map - TFS Permit/registered burns - Hourly updates between 07 - 19h.
Australian bushfire news - check each state here
Sentinel Hotspots - Geoscience
NASA's ZOOM Earth satellite
MeTEye - Part of the next generation Forecast & Warning System.
The Weather
More accurate forecast for Launceston
Launceston forecast
Nullschool.net - Winds anywhere in the world. Click, drag, scroll.
Parks and Wildlife -Burns
Forest industry burns. Sneaky, not plannedburns anymore.
Forico Burns
Lightning data. Tasmania
Lightning Data. Australia wide and near real-time
Lightning Data. Historical and real time.
NASA Lance Rapid Response satellite images Alternate link Tasmanian subsets
NASA Worldview satellite images - Easy to use. Add your satellite. Select your date and time.
Himawari8 satellite viewer - select your date and time
BoM satellite viewer - now with lightning layer
Berkeley Earth - Real-time map of world pollution
Air Visual. World map in real-time showing air pollution
Validated Air Pollution Data
Look up the Air Quality Index anywhere in the world but see here why individual raw data readings are better than Indexes!
IQAir Takes feeds from everywhere and can alter them. NOT RECOMMENDED.
Copernicus - CAMS - for aerosols, atmospheric pollutants, greenhouse gases, stratospheric ozone and the UV-Index
Ecoaction - Launcestonbackpackers - when you need somewhere to stay
BC Air Quality Links and by Station
LINKS
Australian State and
Territory Air Quality Links:
Tasmania
Victoria
Planned burns Victoria
New South Wales
South Australia
Western Australia
Queensland
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Territory Air Quality Links:
Tasmania
Victoria
Planned burns Victoria
New South Wales
South Australia
Western Australia
Queensland
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
World wide air links:
Provides public education about the medical hazards of exposure to wood smoke and other fine particulate pollution.
Burning Issues is the Clean Air Revival forum.
Burning Issues is the Clean Air Revival forum.
United States Clean Air Act
Wood Smoke Activist - Canada
Breathe Clean Air Comox Valley - Vancouver Island, Canada
My Health Beijing - Air pollution is the #1 topic on this website.
Prescribed Burns in Arizona This smoke could be killing your children and your grandparents.
GASP Group against smog and pollution in the Pittsburg region
Citizens for Environmental Health Canada. Commit to being forerunners of change.
US Environmental Protection Agency
American Lung Association
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)
Clean Air Act Handbook
Environment Canada - Harmful Particulate Matter
National Resources Defence Council
Country Doctor
The Lung Association - Quebec
Indoor house plants for improving air quality
Broccoli plant compound detoxifies air pollutants in the body
Residents Against Wood Smoke Emission Particulates (RAWSEP)
Families For Clean Air
Mothers against pollution
Take Back the Air
Clean Air Council Protecting everyone's right to breathe clean air
cleanairnz.com New Zealand.
Lost our rights to an outside wood burner (OWB).
A Consumers Guide to the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act is working towards a safe and healthier life for everyone.
Biochar- what is it and why does it matter
Most polluted neighbourhoods in your cities
Only Clean Air - Alberta Canada helping to clean the air, and on Facebook
Air Quality - Where there is smoke there is pollution
Nepal: Department of Environment - Real-time air monitoring
Clean Air For Woostock - Ontario Canada
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards in the United States
Clean Air Aliance UK. Committed to getting clean air back to the top of the political agenda
PHYS.ORG - Lots of air quality links
Wood Smoke Activist - Canada
Breathe Clean Air Comox Valley - Vancouver Island, Canada
My Health Beijing - Air pollution is the #1 topic on this website.
Prescribed Burns in Arizona This smoke could be killing your children and your grandparents.
GASP Group against smog and pollution in the Pittsburg region
Citizens for Environmental Health Canada. Commit to being forerunners of change.
US Environmental Protection Agency
American Lung Association
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)
Clean Air Act Handbook
Environment Canada - Harmful Particulate Matter
National Resources Defence Council
Country Doctor
The Lung Association - Quebec
Indoor house plants for improving air quality
Broccoli plant compound detoxifies air pollutants in the body
Residents Against Wood Smoke Emission Particulates (RAWSEP)
Families For Clean Air
Mothers against pollution
Take Back the Air
Clean Air Council Protecting everyone's right to breathe clean air
cleanairnz.com New Zealand.
Lost our rights to an outside wood burner (OWB).
A Consumers Guide to the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act is working towards a safe and healthier life for everyone.
Biochar- what is it and why does it matter
Most polluted neighbourhoods in your cities
Only Clean Air - Alberta Canada helping to clean the air, and on Facebook
Air Quality - Where there is smoke there is pollution
Nepal: Department of Environment - Real-time air monitoring
Clean Air For Woostock - Ontario Canada
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards in the United States
Clean Air Aliance UK. Committed to getting clean air back to the top of the political agenda
PHYS.ORG - Lots of air quality links
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Some photograpers in our state, Tasmania.
Rob Blakers Photography
Mathew Newton Photography
Dave Groves Photography
Owen Hughes Photography
Peter Dombrovkis & his collection. Olegas Truchanas & his collection
Rob Blakers Photography
Mathew Newton Photography
Dave Groves Photography
Owen Hughes Photography
Peter Dombrovkis & his collection. Olegas Truchanas & his collection
Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome generally happens after a ONE TIME exposure to a concentrated chemical, fumes, smoke, etc.
The damage to your airways and lungs can be done in seconds!
What is RADS. Go HERE
The damage to your airways and lungs can be done in seconds!
What is RADS. Go HERE
Also supporting:
The reason this cancer targets so many veterans is because of the prevalence of asbestos use in the military in the past.
Since 2004 over 5,000 veterans have died from mesothelioma
This website offers free veteran specific resources and support.
Since 2004 over 5,000 veterans have died from mesothelioma
This website offers free veteran specific resources and support.
Highly recommended
Clive Stott Photography
DHHS Tasmania - Air quality alerts. 1 hour average.
Asthma Foundation Tas. alerts & 30 day average.
Asthma Foundation Tas. alerts & 30 day average.
Find a Leading Mesothelioma Lawyer in Your Area
Laying down and sleeping is a big thing when you can't breathe.
Here are some resources which might assist:
https://myslumberyard.com/sleep/how-much-sleep-do-we-need/
https://www.tuck.com/about-us/#meet-our-experts
Here are some resources which might assist:
https://myslumberyard.com/sleep/how-much-sleep-do-we-need/
https://www.tuck.com/about-us/#meet-our-experts
Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution
Is Parkinson's Genetic? Click on the logo
New research links air pollution to Parkinson's disease
New research links air pollution to Parkinson's disease
A comprehensive guide on what caregivers should know in regard to mesothelioma.
Check it out.
Check it out.
What is asbestos exposure
Sources of asbestos exposure in the military
Military occupations that were mostly at risk
Sources of asbestos exposure in the military
Military occupations that were mostly at risk