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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
products. |
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| INTRODUCTION TO FUGITIVE EMISSION MONITORING |
| This free online EPA APTI course provides an introduction and
explanation of fugitive emission inspection procedures. |
| http://www.epin.ncsu.edu/si-380/ |
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| ONLINE FAQs |
| An online repository of Frequently Asked Questions for Lakes
Environmental's series of popular air dispersion and risk assessment
software is now available. A general FAQ is also freely available for non-registered users. |
| http://support.lakes-environmental.com/FAQs.html |
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| AIR DISPERSION MODELING COURSES - ISCST3, AERMOD, AND ISC-PRIME |
Feb 26-27, 2001 - Dallas, Texas
- Space extended due to demand!
Apr 5-6, 2001 - Atlanta, Georgia
May 17-18, 2001 - Anaheim California |
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Course
Instructors:
- PES the developer 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
- Lakes Environmental the developer ISC-AERMOD View, the
leading interface for the ISCST3, ISC-PRIME and AERMOD air
dispersion models. |
| http://www.lakes-environmental.com/lakecrse.html |
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| SCIENTISTS LEARNING TO KEEP TABS ON DIOXIN |
| Monitoring a group of toxic chemicals called dioxins in food,
livestock feeds and other materials should be less expensive, thanks to new technologies developed by scientists with the
Agricultural Research Service (ARS). |
| http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jan2001/2001L-01-30-09.html |
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| REPORT POINTS TO MINING COMPANIES AS HEAVY POLLUTERS |
| Mining smelters in Canada released more than one million kilograms
of heavy metals into the environment in 1998. That's according to a report from the Canadian Environmental Defense Fund. |
| http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2001/01/24/mining_pollute010124 |
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| TINY POLLUTANTS POSE BIG HEALTH RISKS |
| A study from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health published in
December in the New England Journal of Medicine adds fuel to the controversial argument that even small amounts of fine particulate
pollution, while invisible to the naked eye, pose serious health risks. |
| http://www.enn.com/enn-news-archive/2001/01/01082001/pollution_41164.asp |
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| CLEAN COMBUSTION PROCESS TAKES CUE FROM ROCKETS |
| Delegates from 122 nations have reached an agreement to control risks
to health and the environment posed by 12 persistent organic pollutants,
or POPs. |
| http://www.environmental-center.com/news/01jan20-26/news10.htm |
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| POPS TREATY MOVES FORWARD |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken steps to formally
sanction the state of Illinois' controversial program of allowing industrial polluters to trade air pollution credits in the smoggy Chicago
metropolitan area. |
| http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/2001/02/02012001/pops_41674.asp |
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| OIL REFINERS TO SUE EPA OVER RECENT CLINTON RULE |
| The leading US oil refiners association has announced that it will sue
the Environmental Protection Agency over new rules concerning the level
of sulphur in diesel. |
| http://www.edie.net/news/Archive/3742.html |
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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.
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