Ozone in the air

Ozone (O3) can pollute our air at ground level. Find out where it comes from, how it can impact our health and how to check air quality...

Vehicle emissions and air quality

Cars and vehicles present are a major source of Victoria’s air pollution. Learn about how to reduce vehicle emissions and save on petrol costs...

Drain Detectives

Learn about the Drain Detectives program to protect Victoria’s beaches from stormwater pollution...

Victoria’s water environments

Victoria's water environments are diverse. They include groundwater, freshwater and marine environments...

Landfills and the environment

Landfill gas, leachate and loose waste are the three main challenges for landfills today. When we reduce, reuse, recycle and compost waste materials, less waste ends up in landfills or incinerators...

About smog

Find out what causes smog, where it happens and why it’s a risk to human health and the environment...

EPA's air monitoring network

EPA has a number of different air monitoring monitors. The air pollution model currently approved for regulatory purposes in Victoria is the AERMOD air pollution model...

Land and groundwater

Find out about how we're preventing harm from land and groundwater pollution in Victoria...

Calculate air quality categories

Information on how we work out the level of air pollution...

Report Card

A snapshot of water quality in some of Victoria's waterways for 2019-20...