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Air
Pollution & Risk Assessment - the monthly newsletter which
brings you the latest developments in the air pollution and risk
assessment fields, as well as information on upcoming events and
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ADVANCED AERMOD AIR DISPERSION MODELING COURSE
AUGUST 20-23, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |
With AERMOD almost promulgated and PRIME already in use, can you
readily defend your emissions impacts? Are you able to explain how variability in input parameters affect results? This 4-day course
featuring instruction by Dr. Jesse Thé, Roger Brode and Dr. Akula Venkatram, will teach you the fundamentals of
AERMOD as well as advanced topics that reveal the intricacies of the
model and provide you with complete insight into modeling even the most
complex projects with AERMOD.
Only a few spaces remain - be sure to register today!
The Instructors:
Dr. Akula Venkatram, a member of the AERMIC, which is evaluating AERMOD. He is a member of the AMS Committee on Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution, and is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at
UC, Riverside.
Roger Brode of Pacific Environmental
Services (PES), the developers of the ISCST3 and AERMOD codes, under contract from the U.S. EPA.
Dr. Jesse Thé from Lakes Environmental, the developer of ISC-AERMOD View, the leading interface for the ISCST3, ISC-PRIME
and AERMOD air dispersion models.
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| http://www.weblakes.com/Courses/courseUSAugust2002.html |
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DISPERSION MODELING COURSES - ISCST3, AERMOD, AND ISC-PRIME |
| Learn the essentials of air dispersion modeling with today's leading
models. These 2-day courses consistently receive outstanding reviews
from attendees.
Sep 23-24, 2002 - Chicago, Illinois
Nov 14-15, 2002 - Orlando, Florida
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Course
Instructors:
- Roger Brode and Jim Paumier of Pacific Environmental
Services (PES), the developers of the ISCST3 and AERMOD codes, under contract from the U.S. EPA.
- Russell Lee the coordinator of the development of these codes while working for the U.S. EPA
- Dr. Jesse Thé from Lakes Environmental, the developer of ISC-AERMOD View, the leading
interface for the ISCST3, ISC-PRIME and AERMOD air dispersion models. |
| http://www.weblakes.com/courses.html |
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| NEW ISC-AERMOD VIEW 4.5 WITH MULTIMEDIA FEATURES |
Lakes Environmental released ISC-AERMOD View 4.5 on July 12/2002.
This new version continues to receive outstanding feedback from
users and contains a wealth of new features including:
* New Map support for: JPEG, GeoTIFF, TIFF, and MrSID formats
* Enhanced Contour customization with new color palette options
* Multimedia options for creating animations of 3D Models
* New Meteorological Data conversion utilities
* New WRPLOT View graphs and import features
* Graphical display of GEP 5L area of influence in BPIP View
* Many more features
All clients under maintenance received notice of this new version. Be sure to contact Lakes Environmental for more information on
upgrade and purchase details. |
| http://www.weblakes.com |
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| WHITE HOUSE HOLDS FIRM ON NEW POLLUTION STANDARD FOR DIESEL
TRUCKS |
| Rejecting lobbying by industry and some lawmakers, the Bush
administration has approved tough penalties for companies that do not meet an October deadline for cutting pollution from large
diesel trucks. |
| http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/08/08022002/ap_48029.asp |
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| AIR POLLUTION MAKES COMMON COLD WORSE |
| Adding insult to injury, breathing polluted air when you have a
cold makes you feel twice as bad. |
| http://augustachronicle.com/stories/072502/tec_124-3021.shtml |
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| EUROPE AND US MAY HAVE CAUSED AFRICA'S DROUGHTS |
| Can air pollution affect rainfall? The latest study, to be
published in next month’s Journal of Climate, suggests Africa’s droughts may have been caused in part by sulphur dioxide pollution
from North America and Europe. |
| http://www.edie.net/news/Archive/5789.cfm |
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| AIR POLLUTION LINKED WITH RISK FOR EXERCISE-INDUCED HEART DAMAGE |
| Breathing polluted air, especially smoky exhaust that billows from
factory smokestacks and the tailpipes of some diesel-powered buses and trucks, is bad for people with heart disease, according to the
first study of its kind reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. |
| http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020730075756.htm |
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| ENVIRONMENT AGENCY'S 'BURNING' ISSUE |
| The Environment Agency says that incineration has a role in waste
management, and will continue to be a part of the EA’s strategy for the removal of municipal waste. |
| http://www.edie.net/news/Archive/5792.cfm |
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| WILDLIFE ATLAS UNDERLINES VITAL ROLE OF ECOSYSTEMS IN
REDUCING POVERTY AND DELIVERING PROSPERITY AHEAD OF WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
| Experts estimate that, at current extinction rates of plants and
animals, the Earth is losing one major drug every two years. It is estimated that less than 1 per cent of the world's 250,000
tropical plants has been screened for potential pharmaceutical applications. |
| http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?id=7376 |
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| ABOUT
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| 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.
Lakes Environmental is a leading environmental IT company which offers a
complete line of air dispersion modeling, risk assessment, and emergency
release software as well as training and custom software services. With
satisfied users located around the globe, Lakes Environmental will continue
to revolutionize the environmental software field.
For more information we invite you to visit our web site at:
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