Keep your fire burning hot and bright to reduce the smoke coming from the chimney.
Current PM10 levels
The pollutant PM10 (particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter) is easily breathed in. To help protect human health the Government has set the average daily limit of PM10 at 50 micrograms/m3.
The current PM10 levels are:
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Gore
Main Street23.4 micrograms/m3 as of 29 Feb 2020 3:50 PM -
Invercargill
Pomona Street38.3 micrograms/m3 as of 29 Feb 2020 2:00 PM
- Action > 50 μg/m3
- Alert > 33 - 50 μg/m3
- Acceptable > 16.5 - 33 μg/m3
- Good 0 - 16.5 μg/m3