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Upcoming Courses

Date	Course	Location	Registration
Oct 28-29, 2013 Oct 30-31, 2013	AERMOD CALPUFF	São Paulo, Brazil	Register Now
Nov 18-19, 2013	AERMOD	Orlando, FL	Register Now
Feb 24-25, 2014 Feb 26-28, 2014	AERMOD CALPUFF	Dallas, TX	Register Now
Mar 10-11, 2014 Mar 12-13, 2014	AERMOD CALPUFF	Lima, Peru	Registration Coming Soon
Apr 7-8, 2014 Apr 9-11, 2014	AERMOD CALPUFF	Las Vegas, NV	Register Now
May 5-6, 2014 May 7-8, 2014	AERMOD CALPUFF	Calgary, AB	Register Now

For more information on the above courses, including registration information, location, and course outlines, please visit our web site: https://www.weblakes.com/courses.html.

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Modeling Tip

W320 Message in AERMOD

AERMOD performs several quality assurance checks on data when it begins processing inputs. As part of these checks, the model will write several warning and informational messages to the output file for the user to reference. One common message bears the warning code W320.

SO W320 PPARM:Input Parameter May Be Out-of-Range for Parameter

One of several different parameters may be the cause for this message:

Stack Temperature (TS) Exit Velocity (VS) Release Height (HS; volume or area source only) Initial Lateral Dimension (SY; volume or area source only) Initial Vertical Dimension (SZ; volume or area source only)

The bounds for this warning are coded directly into the model. You will see W320 if your source parameters exceed the following bounds:

Any parameter < 0 TS > 2000 K VS > 50 m/s HS > 100 m SY or SZ > 200 m

Despite the warning, AERMOD will not change values which exceed the upper bounds of those parameters. For example, if a modeler inputs an exit velocity of 100 m/s, AERMOD will perform calculations with the assigned exit velocity. The message is simply to warn the user that the input value was outside expected bounds.

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Articles

Beijing Issues New Measures Aimed at Curbing Air Pollution

September 2, 2013 - (Reuters) - Beijing unveiled yet another slew of measures on Monday to curb a choking pollution problem, including limiting the number of new vehicles on the roads and closing or upgrading the facilities of 1,200 companies.

China's smoggy capital has tried everything from shutting factories to a massive subway building program as it battles a severe air pollution problem, but with little apparent effect.

The latest measures are part of a broader plan to reduce the Chinese capital's density of harmful particles in the air by at least 25 percent by 2017.

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Deadly Effects of Air Pollution Detailed in MIT Study

August 29, 2013 -We know that pollution is bad for us, don't we? And we guess that living in areas with high levels of pollution is probably not good for our health, but we need to live near our job, and populated areas offer more employment opportunity, recreational and cultural opportunities and other advantages. But at what cost? And what can we do to reduce the levels of pollution without significantly changing the life styles we have all become accustomed to? Before we consider draconian changes, we would like to know just how bad it is.

Researchers from MIT's Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have come out with some sobering new data on air pollution's impact on Americans' health.

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Israel National Program to Prevent Air Pollution Approved

August 25 2013 - The cabinet on Sunday approved a national program to prevent air pollution, a plan that the Environmental Protection Ministry said can save about 700 lives each year.

Now that the plans – more than a year and a half overdue – have received government authorization, the ministry will already be implementing some elements in as early as the coming weeks, such as a vehicle scrapping protocol and an overhaul of the quarry rehabilitation program, the ministry said.

By enforcing such measures to improve air quality, the ministry estimated that the number of deaths in Israel can be reduced by about 700 annually.

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China's State Council has Announced Plans to Make Green Industries Central to the Economy by 2015

August 15, 2013 - China is to fast-track expansion and investment in energy saving technologies in an attempt to tackle its worsening pollution problems.

China's cabinet, the State Council, recently announced plans to make the energy saving sector a "pillar" of the economy by 2015. In a statement the council said that under the new plan the environmental protection sector will grow by 15% on average annually, reaching an output of 4.5 trillion yuan (£474 billion / $438 billion USD).

China's massive economic growth has come at a major cost to its environment and even its environmental ministry has described the country's environmental situation as "grim".

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Australian Leader Scraps Tax on Carbon Emissions

July 17, 2013 - SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia announced a plan Tuesday to replace a deeply unpopular tax on carbon emissions with a market-based trading system a full year ahead of schedule.

The decision to scrap the politically toxic tax, which narrowly passed into law with the support of the minority Greens Party, is the most significant policy change unveiled by Mr. Rudd since he regained the leadership of the nation from Julia Gillard in a party coup last month. The announcement comes as a raft of new polls show his Labor Party running neck and neck with the opposition for elections scheduled for Sept. 14.

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Upcoming Conferences & Trade Shows

Date	Conference	Location
Sep 25-27, 2013	Clean Energy Expo Asia More Info	Bangkok, Thailand
Sep 29 - Oct 4, 2013	16th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress More Info	Cape Town, South Africa
Oct 3-4, 2013	Science for the Environment Conference More Info	Aarhus, Denmark
Oct 16-18, 2013	Remediation Technologies Symposium (RemTech) 2013 More Info	Banff, AB, Canada
Oct 22, 2013	A&WMA Ontario Section Fall 2013 Modelling Conference More Info	Toronto, ON, Canada
Nov 6-9, 2013	Ecomondo 2013 More Info	Rimini, Italy
Nov 17-21, 2013	SETAC North America 34th Annual Meeting More Info	Nashville, TN, USA
Dec 3-6, 2013	Pollutec Horizons 2013 More Info	Paris, France
Jan 20-22, 2014	World Future Energy Summit More Info	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Feb 3-5, 2014	Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC) 2014 More Info	Phoenix, AZ, USA
Mar 26-28, 2014	GLOBE 2014 More Info	Vancouver, BC, Canada

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About this Newsletter

This newsletter contains information gleaned from various sources on the web, with complete links to the sources cited. Organizations cited are in no way affiliated with Lakes Environmental Software.

Lakes Environmental Software is a leading environmental IT company that offers a complete line of air dispersion modeling, risk assessment, emissions inventory, and emergency release software as well as training and custom software services. With satisfied users located around the globe, Lakes Environmental Software will continue to revolutionize the environmental software field.

For more information please visit our web site at: www.webLakes.com.  You may also contact us by phone at (519) 746-5995 or by fax at (519)746-0793.

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