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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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DISPERSION MODELING COURSES - ISCST3, AERMOD, AND ISC-PRIME |
Jun 20-21, 2002 - Washington, D.C.
Sep 23-24, 2002 - Chicago, Illinois
Nov 14-15, 2002 - Orlando, Florida |
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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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| ASTHMA RATES RISING WITH THE SMOG: CANADIAN SCIENTIST |
| Some leading North American scientists say air pollution is
causing an epidemic of asthma in children. Scientists meeting at a conference in Montreal say one in five Canadian children
is born with asthma. |
| http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2002/05/24/Consumers/asthmasmog_020524 |
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| EUROPE'S ENVIRONMENT MAKES PATCHY RECOVERY |
| Greenhouse gas and other air pollutant emissions are down, waste
is increasing – but at a slower rate than the economy, and the introduction of many new sewage treatment plants is cutting
polluting discharges to rivers and other water bodies... |
| http://www.edie.net/news/Archive/5552.cfm |
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| EPA SAYS BIGGEST POLLUTERS ARE HARD-ROCK MINING COMPANIES AND
COAL BURNING POWER PLANTS |
| Hard-rock mining companies and coal-burning power plants are
America's largest toxic polluters, responsible for nearly two-thirds of the poisonous contaminants in the nation's air
and water, the Environmental Protection Agency said. |
| http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/05/05242002/ap_47341.asp |
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| SATELLITES SHOW LOCAL AIR POLLUTION HAS GLOBAL REACH |
| One country's way of life is another country's pollution, Thompson
has learned by studying data from satellites and atmospheric balloons
over the past 10 years. |
| http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/global_pollution_020530.html |
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| HONG KONG TO CLEAN UP AIR POLLUTION |
| The Government of Hong Kong and regional Government of the Chinese
province of Guangdong have announced that they will be jointly introducing measures to bring long-term improvements to air quality. |
| http://www.edie.net/news/Archive/5480.cfm |
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| EPA ISSUES TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY FOR 2000 |
| Data from the 2000 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) right-to-know program were
made available to the public by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The data indicates that 7.10 billion pounds of toxic
chemicals were released to the air, water, and land in 2000 from 23,484 facilities. |
| http://www.environmentaldefense.org/pressrelease.cfm?ContentID=2067 |
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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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