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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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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.
Space is limited - 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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| AIR
DISPERSION MODELING COURSES - ISCST3, AERMOD, AND ISC-PRIME |
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 nterface for the ISCST3, ISC-PRIME and AERMOD air dispersion models. |
| http://www.weblakes.com/courses.html |
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| EPA OFFERS DATA TO SUPPORT AIR POLICY |
| The Bush administration produced computer projections Monday that
claimed dramatic health and environmental benefits nationwide if its proposal to cut pollution from power plants is adopted. |
| http://www.msnbc.com/news/775180.asp |
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| NORTH AMERICAN AIR QUALITY AT RISK FROM POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION, SAYS REPORT |
| North America's air quality could be threatened by emissions from
hundreds of new power plants over the next five years if governments
do not revise their regulatory powers, an international commission warned Monday. |
| http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/06/06192002/ap_47597.asp |
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| FRANCE CONDEMNED FOR POOR INCINERATOR STANDARDS |
| The European Court of Justice has condemned France for failing to
comply with legislation designed to reduce dangerous emissions from waste incinerators. |
| http://www.edie.net/news/Archive/5648.cfm |
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| CALIFORNIA ADOPTS WORLD'S STRICTEST AIR POLLUTION STANDARDS |
| The state's anti-smog board has adopted the world's stiffest air
quality standards for particles of soot and dirt tinier than a human
hair but dangerous enough to damage lungs. |
| http://www.nandotimes.com/healthscience/story/442600p-3541201c.html |
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| REJECTED FOR 16 YEARS, INCINERATOR ASH GETS PENNSYLVANIA HOMECOMING |
| Shunned by ports and dumps around the hemisphere for 16 years, a
wandering load of 2,500 tons (2,275 metric tons) of incinerator ash began arriving Thursday at a rural Pennsylvania landfill. |
| http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/06/06282002/ap_47692.asp |
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| POLLUTION IMPACT ON TREE GROWTH STUDIED |
| Researchers performing a long-term study on the relationship between
air pollution and tree growth have found that carbon dioxide and ozone dramatically alter how trees grow. |
| http://www.earthvision.net/ColdFusion/News_Page1.cfm?NewsID=21106 |
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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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