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Indicator	Chapter	Issue
Air Infiltration Rates of New Housing	Atmosphere	Commercial and Residential Indoor Air Quality
Algal Blooms In Estuarine and Marine Environments	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Algal Blooms
Animal Pests Declared	Biodiversity	Animal Pests
Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions	Atmosphere	Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
Apparent Retention Rates from Year 7 to Year 12	Settlements	Education
Area Affected By Salinity	Land	Salinity
Area Affected By Water Erosion	Land	Soil Erosion
Area Covered by Community Weed Strategies	Biodiversity	Plant Pests (Weeds) and Diseases
Area of Native forest Available for Timber Production	Biodiversity	Native Forests
Area of Native forest Harvested	Biodiversity	Native Forests
Area of Plantations	Land	Scenic Landscape Condition
Area of Plantations	Biodiversity	Land Clearance
Area of Rising Watertables	Land	Salinity
Area of Rising Watertables	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Groundwater
Artificially Modified Coastlines	Land	Geodiversity and Geoconservation
Assessment of River Condition (ARC)	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Aquatic Health
Average Maximum and Minimum Temperatures	Atmosphere	Climate Variability
Average Maximum and Minimum Temperatures	Atmosphere	Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
Casualisation	Settlements	Social and Economic Conditions
Cause Specific Mortality Rates for Different Settlement Types	Settlements	Environmental Health
Chlorophyll Concentrations In Tasmanian Estuaries	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Algal Blooms
Chlorophyll Concentrations In Tasmanian Estuaries	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Water Quality in Tasmanian Estuaries
Concentration of Ozone Depleting Substances in the Atmosphere	Atmosphere	Ozone Depletion
Daily and Extreme Rainfall	Atmosphere	Climate Variability
	Atmosphere	Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
	Land	Rural Tree Decline
Dam Development (In-Stream and Off-Stream Dams)	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Water Quantity and Water Use
Density of Road Networks	Land	Geodiversity and Geoconservation
Depression and Related Disorders	Settlements	Environmental Health
Distribution and Severity of Tree Decline	Land	Rural Tree Decline
Emission of Air Pollutants	Atmosphere	Air Toxics
		Carbon Monoxide
		Heavy Industrial Emissions to Air
		Particulate Pollution
		Transport Emissions
Energy Sources	Biodiversity	Firewood Collection and Usage
Energy Sources	Settlements	Energy Sources and Use
Energy Use	Settlements	Energy Sources and Use
Environmental Pests Covered by Control/Eradication Plans	Biodiversity	Animal Pests
Ex Situ Research On Threatened Species	Biodiversity	Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
Ex Situ Research On Threatened Species	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Threatened Species and Communities
Exceedences of Drinking Water Quality Guidelines	Settlements	Drinking Water Quality
Exceedences of NEPM Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide Concentrations	Atmosphere	Carbon Monoxide
Exceedences of NEPM Air Quality Standards for Particulate Concentrations	Atmosphere	Particulate Pollution
Exceedences of Water Quality Guidelines: Coasts and Estuaries	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Water Quality in Tasmanian Estuaries
Exceedences of Water Quality Guidelines: Inland Waters	Land	Soil Condition
	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Land Use and Inland Waters
	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Water Quality
Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals and Wastes in The Workplace	Settlements	Environmental Health
Exposure to Road Traffic Noise	Settlements	Acoustic Environment
Extent and Condition of Estuarine Habitats	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Ecological Condition of Coastal, Estuarine and Marine Habitats
		Marine and Estuarine Protected Areas
		Threatened Species and Communities
Extent and Condition of Marine and Coastal Habitats	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Ecological Condition of Coastal, Estuarine and Marine Habitats
		Marine and Estuarine Protected Areas
		Threatened Species and Communities
Extent and Condition of Native Vegetation (Riparian Vegetation)	Land	Geodiversity and Geoconservation
	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Health and Extent of Native Riparian Vegetation
Extent and Condition of Native Vegetation (forest Vegetation Communities)	Biodiversity	Native Forests
Extent and Condition of Wetlands	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Wetlands
Greenhouse Gas Atmospheric Concentration	Atmosphere	Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Road Transport	Settlements	Transport
Gross State Product	Settlements	Social and Economic Conditions
Groundwater Extraction Versus Sustainable Yield	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Groundwater
Groundwater Salinity	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Groundwater
Groundwater Salinity	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Land Use and Inland Waters
Health Literacy and Coping Skills	Settlements	Environmental Health
Home Ownership Rates	Settlements	Social and Economic Conditions
Homelessness	Settlements	Social and Economic Conditions
Hospital Separation, All Causes	Settlements	Environmental Health
House Price to Income Ratio	Settlements	Social and Economic Conditions
Household Sources of Firewood	Biodiversity	Firewood Collection and Usage
Households in Poverty	Settlements	Social and Economic Conditions
Indices of Inequality	Settlements	Social and Economic Conditions
Introduced Species that are Naturalised	Biodiversity	Animal Pests
		Introduced Species
		Plant Pests (Weeds) and Diseases
Irrigation Extent	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Water Quantity and Water Use
Land Cover	Land	Geodiversity and Geoconservation
		Land Tenure, Land Use and Land Cover
		Scenic Landscape Condition
	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Water Quality
	Biodiversity	Land Clearance
	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Ecological Condition of Coastal, Estuarine and Marine Habitats
Land Use	Land	Land Tenure, Land Use and Land Cover
Land Use and Land Cover for Hobart and Launceston	Biodiversity	Urban Growth
Land Use and Land Cover for Hobart and Launceston	Settlements	Population and Settlement Patterns
Landscape Management Provisions in Planning Schemes	Land	Scenic Landscape Condition
Life Expectancy	Settlements	Environmental Health
Literacy and Numeracy Rates	Settlements	Education
Magnitude of Antarctic Spring-Time Ozone Hole	Atmosphere	Ozone Depletion
Marine Farming Effort	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Marine Farming
Marine Farming Production	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Marine Farming
Marine Protected Areas	Biodiversity	Reservation
	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Marine and Estuarine Protected Areas
	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Threatened Species and Communities
Mechanical Ventilation Rate of Commercial Buildings	Atmosphere	Commercial and Residential Indoor Air Quality
Melanoma of The Skin	Settlements	Environmental Health
Merchant Sources of Firewood	Biodiversity	Firewood Collection and Usage
Mode Choice by Trip Purpose by Area	Settlements	Transport
Mortality Among Indigenous Australians	Settlements	Environmental Health
National Emission of Ozone Depleting Substances	Atmosphere	Ozone Depletion
Native Species Harvested	Biodiversity	Native Fauna Harvesting
Native Vegetation Clearing	Land	Geodiversity and Geoconservation
	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Land Use and Inland Waters
	Biodiversity	Land Clearance
	Biodiversity	Urban Growth
New Dwelling Completions	Land	Land Tenure, Land Use and Land Cover
	Land	Scenic Landscape Condition
	Settlements	Population and Settlement Patterns
	Settlements	Transport
Number of Boil Water Alerts Issued by Local Government Authorities Or The Department of Health and Human Services	Settlements	Drinking Water Quality
Number of Critical Habitat Determinations	Biodiversity	Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
Number of Declared Weeds	Biodiversity	Plant Pests (Weeds) and Diseases
Number of Interim Protection Orders Issued	Biodiversity	Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
Number of Listing Statements for Threatened Species	Biodiversity	Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
Number of Species Harvested with Management Plans	Biodiversity	Native Fauna Harvesting
Number of Threatened Species with Monitoring Programs to Determine Trends	Biodiversity	Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
Occupant Satisfaction with Commercial Indoor Air Quality	Atmosphere	Commercial and Residential Indoor Air Quality
On Ground Management Plans for Vertebrate Pest Species	Biodiversity	Animal Pests
Outer Islands with Introduced Vertebrate Pests and The Number of Those Islands with Active Pest Management Actions being Implemented	Biodiversity	Animal Pests
Participation Rates Among Indigenous Youth	Settlements	Education
Participation in Education	Settlements	Education
Passive Smoking	Atmosphere	Commercial and Residential Indoor Air Quality
Passive Smoking	Settlements	Environmental Health
Percent of Cropped Land with Reduced Tillage Plus Stubble Retention	Land	Soil Structure Decline and Compaction
Percent of Land Managers Using Agreed Best Practice By Land Use and/Or Catchment	Land	Soil Erosion
Percentage of Post-Secondary (TAFE) Graduates Finding Employment In Their Field	Settlements	Education
Plant Species Deaths Due to Disease and Distribution of Pathogens	Biodiversity	Plant Pests (Weeds) and Diseases
Population Distribution	Biodiversity	Urban Growth
	Settlements	Population and Settlement Patterns
	Settlements	Transport
Population Exposure to Pollutants Reported Through The National Pollutant Inventory	Settlements	Environmental Health
Possum Numbers	Land	Rural Tree Decline
Possum Numbers	Biodiversity	Native Fauna Harvesting
Potential for Soil Structure Decline	Land	Soil Structure Decline and Compaction
Potential for Water Erosion	Land	Soil Erosion
Products Harvested from Native forests	Biodiversity	Native Forests
Proportion of Commercial and Recreational Buildings with Smoking Prohibition	Atmosphere	Commercial and Residential Indoor Air Quality
Proportion of Insulated Houses	Atmosphere	Commercial and Residential Indoor Air Quality
Proportion of Natural Heritage Places with A Management Plan	Biodiversity	Reservation
Protection Offered by Land Tenure Against Land Cover Change	Land	Geodiversity and Geoconservation
Protection Offered by Land Tenure Against Land Cover Change	Biodiversity	Reservation
Public Transport Use	Settlements	Transport
Quantity, Composition and Disposal of Hazardous Waste Generated	Settlements	Hazardous Waste
Quarantine Seizures per Passenger %	Biodiversity	Introduced Species
Receational Licences Issued for the Shooting and Taking of Native Species	Biodiversity	Native Fauna Harvesting
Recovery Plans for Threatened Species and Ecological Communities Required Under Legislation	Biodiversity	Recovery Plans
	Biodiversity	Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
Recovery and Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances	Atmosphere	Ozone Depletion
Residential Density	Settlements	Population and Settlement Patterns
River Health (AUSRIVAS)	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Aquatic Health
River Structures	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Water Quantity and Water Use
Sea-Level Change	Atmosphere	Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
Sea-Level Change	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Adapting Coastal Settlements to Climate Change
Site Condition of Identified Sites of Geoconservation Significance	Land	Geodiversity and Geoconservation
Site Conservation Status of Identified Sites of Geonconservation Significance	Land	Geodiversity and Geoconservation
Solid Waste Generation and Disposal	Settlements	Solid Waste
Southern Oscillation Index	Atmosphere	Climate Variability
Species and Ecological Communities Affected By Fire Wood Collection	Biodiversity	Firewood Collection and Usage
Stratospheric Ozone Concentration	Atmosphere	Ozone Depletion
Student/Teacher Ratios	Settlements	Education
Surface Water Distribution	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Water Quantity and Water Use
Terrestrial Protected Areas	Land	Wilderness
	Biodiversity	Land Clearance
		Native Forests
		Reservation
Terrestrial Protected Areas (Rivers, Riparian Vegetation, and Catchments)	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Health and Extent of Native Riparian Vegetation
	Biodiversity	Reservation
Thermal Comfort In Commercial Buildings	Atmosphere	Commercial and Residential Indoor Air Quality
Threatened Animal Species - Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Ecological Condition of Coastal, Estuarine and Marine Habitats
		Marine and Estuarine Protected Areas
		Threatened Species and Communities
Threatened Ecological Communities	Biodiversity	Native Forests
		Special Features
		Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
Threatened Species	Biodiversity	Threatened Species and Ecological Communities
Threatened Species	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Threatened Species and Communities
Threatened Species and Communities Adversely Affected By WONS	Biodiversity	Plant Pests (Weeds) and Diseases
Total Seafood Catch and Estimated Wild Fish Stocks	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Wild Fisheries
Total Tonnage and District of Firewood Collection Permits Issued	Biodiversity	Firewood Collection and Usage
Total Tonnage of Firewood Used (Domestic)	Biodiversity	Firewood Collection and Usage
Total Tonnage of Fuelwood Used (Commercial/Industrial)	Biodiversity	Firewood Collection and Usage
Turbidity In Tasmanian Estuaries	Land	Soil Condition
Turbidity In Tasmanian Estuaries	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Water Quality in Tasmanian Estuaries
Unemployment Rates	Settlements	Social and Economic Conditions
Vehicle Ownership	Settlements	Transport
Water Nutrients (Nitrogen) In Tasmanian Estuaries	Coastal, Estuarine and Marine	Water Quality in Tasmanian Estuaries
Water Use	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Land Use and Inland Waters
Water Use	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Water Quantity and Water Use
Weed Alert Network	Biodiversity	Plant Pests (Weeds) and Diseases
Weeds of National Significance Present in Tasmania	Biodiversity	Plant Pests (Weeds) and Diseases
Wetland Reservation	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Wetlands
Wetland Reservation	Biodiversity	Reservation
Wild Rivers	Inland Waters and Wetlands	Wild Rivers
Wilderness Extent and Quality	Land	Wilderness

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