Air and noise assessments

Air and Noise

Range Environmental have substantial experience conducting air and noise assessments for a wide range of industries. This includes air quality monitoring and modelling, dust monitoring, noise monitoring, acoustic impact assessments and odour assessments. We have conducted air and noise assessments for music festivals, construction projects, quarries, airports, waste facilities, childcare centres, service stations, intensive animal and horticultural industries, sawmills and pyrolysis plants.

What is your legislative requirement?

Air and noise assessments may be required to be completed as part of an environmental assessment for a Development Application, Environmental Authority or for ongoing compliance monitoring of an existing development or activity. The assessment is undertaken in accordance with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements. Key method references in Queensland include the Noise Measurement Manual and the Air Quality Sampling Manual.

Services

Air Quality Monitoring
Air Quality Modelling
Dust Deposition Monitoring
Noise Monitoring

Acoustic Impact Assessment
Road Transport Noise Corridor Assessment (QDC MP4.4)
Odour Assessment
Complaint Investigation

FAQs

When would I need an air and/or noise assessment?

Air and noise assessments are often required for new developments or activities where there is a risk that air or noise emissions from the development may impact nearby sensitive receptors. Sensitive receptors are most commonly residential dwellings but can also include schools, medical centres and commercial places.
What's involved in an air and noise study?

A noise assessment for a new development normally involves monitoring noise levels at a site before a development occurs to understand the existing or ambient noise levels. The ambient noise levels are used to determine noise assessment criteria to protect nearby sensitive receptors. Then noise emissions from the new development are estimated using modelling software and compared to the noise assessment criteria. If the emissions are not predicted to meet the assessment criteria then noise control measures such as acoustic fences are recommended to protect the sensitive receptors from noise emitted by the development.

An air quality assessment may involve monitoring of pre-development conditions but this is not commonly undertaken. Usually air emissions from a development are estimated using modelling software or other calculation methods and compared to air quality assessment criteria in legislation. If the emissions are not predicted to meet the assessment criteria then control measures are recommended to protect the sensitive receptors from air emissions from the development.

Project Highlights

TRC Annual Noise Compliance Assessment

Toowoomba Regional Council engaged Range Environmental to complete noise compliance monitoring for the Ergon Energy Flower, Food and Wine Festival (the Festival) (a part of the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers).
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Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport Noise Monitoring

Range Environmental was engaged to perform noise monitoring at the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport (located 15 km west of Toowoomba, Queensland). The noise monitoring was undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the Airport’s existing Noise Management Plan (Wilkinson and Murray, 2014).

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