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Monthly incinerator fuel usage of Australian Antarctic Stations

Australian Antarctic Division
Ratcliffe, G., Sheers, R. and Bonnice, J. ; BONNICE, JEREMY ; RATCLIFFE, GUY ; SHEERS, ROBERT
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The data are recorded in the Plant Inspectors monthly reports.RESEARCH ISSUESIn the future, it is planned to automate the collection of most of this data.LINKS TO OTHER INDICATORSSOE Indicator 47 - Number and nature of incidents resulting in environmental impactSOE Indicator 48 - Station and ship person daysSOE Indicator 53 - Recycled and quarantine waste returned to AustraliaSOE Indicator 54 - Amount of waste incinerated at Australian stationsSOE Indicator 56 - Monthly fuel usage of the generator sets and boilersSOE Indicator 58 - Monthly total of fuel used by station vehiclesSOE Indicator 60 - Total helicopter hoursProgress Code: completedStatement: Fuel used by the station incinerator is one of the indicators of the quantity of waste generated on the station. Changes in the quantity of fuel used provide an indication of efficiencies in plant, energy and waste saving strategies and/or an indication of the ambient temperature. This indicator is a measure of the amount of fuel used to incinerate waste at the stations. Each station has a high temperature incinerator that is used to incinerate kitchen waste, some packaging waste, and other waste such as field waste that is not suitable for RTA. The incinerator is only used when there is sufficient waste to warrant a burn. Over winter, this can be weekly. Over summer, it is often daily. The quantity of fuel used provides an indication of the quantity of waste produced, which should be proportional to the number of people on station. These data are no longer archived in the State of the Environment database. 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These data are no longer archived in the State of the Environment database. A data snapshot of January 1995 to February 2016 is available for download from the provided URL.

This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SOE_incinerator_fuel_usage when using these data.

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INDICATOR DEFINITION
The quantity of fuel used for incinerators at Casey, Davis, Mawson and Macquarie Island stations as measured on a monthly basis and reported in the monthly reports from the Station Plant Inspectors to the Kingston (Head Office) Mechanical Supervisor.

TYPE OF INDICATOR
There are three types of indicators used in this report:
1.Describes the CONDITION of important elements of a system;
2.Show the extent of the major PRESSURES exerted on a system;
3.Determine RESPONSES to either condition or changes in the condition of a system.

This indicator is one of: PRESSURE

RATIONALE FOR INDICATOR SELECTION
The amount of fuel used in Antarctica for waste incineration contributes to environmental impact due to the emissions released.

Special Antarctic Blend (SAB), a light diesel like fuel, is used at the stations for the incinerators.

DESIGN AND STRATEGY FOR INDICATOR MONITORING PROGRAM
Spatial scale: Australian Antarctic stations: Casey (lat 66 deg 16' 54.5& S, long 110 deg 31' 39.4& E), Davis (lat 68 deg 34' 35.8& S, long 77 deg 58' 02.6& E), Mawson (lat 67 deg 36' 09.7& S, long 62 deg 52' 25.7& E) and Macquarie Island (lat 54 deg 37' 59.9& S, long 158 deg 52' 59.9& E).

Frequency: Monthly reports

Measurement technique: The figures are obtained by direct reading of gauges on the stations on a regular basis. The data are recorded in the Plant Inspectors monthly reports.

RESEARCH ISSUES
In the future, it is planned to automate the collection of most of this data.

LINKS TO OTHER INDICATORS
SOE Indicator 47 - Number and nature of incidents resulting in environmental impact
SOE Indicator 48 - Station and ship person days
SOE Indicator 53 - Recycled and quarantine waste returned to Australia
SOE Indicator 54 - Amount of waste incinerated at Australian stations
SOE Indicator 56 - Monthly fuel usage of the generator sets and boilers
SOE Indicator 58 - Monthly total of fuel used by station vehicles
SOE Indicator 60 - Total helicopter hours

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Progress Code: completed
Statement: Fuel used by the station incinerator is one of the indicators of the quantity of waste generated on the station. Changes in the quantity of fuel used provide an indication of efficiencies in plant, energy and waste saving strategies and/or an indication of the ambient temperature. This indicator is a measure of the amount of fuel used to incinerate waste at the stations. Each station has a high temperature incinerator that is used to incinerate kitchen waste, some packaging waste, and other waste such as field waste that is not suitable for RTA. The incinerator is only used when there is sufficient waste to warrant a burn. Over winter, this can be weekly. Over summer, it is often daily. The quantity of fuel used provides an indication of the quantity of waste produced, which should be proportional to the number of people on station. These data are no longer archived in the State of the Environment database. A data snapshot of January 1995 to February 2016 is available for download from the provided URL.

Data time period: 1995-01-01 to 2016-02-29

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110.5276,-66.2818

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62.8738,-67.6026

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77.9673,-68.5766

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AMD | AMD/AU | CEOS | CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Casey | CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Davis | CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Mawson | EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > FOSSIL FUEL BURNING | EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS | EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > BUILDINGS | EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > ELECTRICITY | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | FUEL USAGE | GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR | INCINERATOR | NOT APPLICABLE | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND | STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT | environment | structure |

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