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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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| RISK ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COURSE |
| Learn the latest approaches to Human Health and Ecological Risk
Assessment in this 2-day hands-on course. Featuring application of the U.S. EPA-OSW Human Health Risk Assessment Protocol
(HHRAP) and Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessment Protocol (SLERAP). Topics will also include Environmental Justice
approaches and related case studies. Visit the course page for complete details.
Nov 12-13, 2002 - Orlando, Florida
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| http://www.weblakes.com/Courses/courseUSNov2002.html |
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| AIR
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.
Nov 14-15, 2002 - Orlando, Florida
Dec 05-06, 2002 - Toronto, Ontario
Feb 27-28, 2003 - Houston, Texas
Apr 17-18, 2003 - Irvine, California
May 22-23, 2003 - Washington, D.C.
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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
interface for the ISCST3, ISC-PRIME and AERMOD air dispersion
models.
Upcoming International Courses
Oct 15-17, 2002 - Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
Oct 21-24, 2002 - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Nov 05-07, 2002 - Israel
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| RESEARCH OF MERCURY CONTAMINATION LEAVES HUGE GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE |
| Mercury is poison. And yet it is on dinner plates everywhere:
in sea bass served in fancy restaurants, in tuna casserole ladled out at home. |
| http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/10/10082002/ap_48626.asp |
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| REPORT: BAD AIR THREATENS NATIONAL PARKS |
| Some of America's national parks are choking on air as polluted
as that of Los Angeles, California, or Atlanta, Georgia, according to a report issued by a parks support and lobbying
organization. |
| http://www.msnbc.com/news/803017.asp?pne=msn |
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| COURT AWAITS RULING ON WASTE INCINERATION CLASSIFICATION |
| Waste incinerators should be classified as waste disposal
rather than energy recovery, an advocate general has told the European Court of Justice. |
| http://www.edie.net/news/Archive/6072.cfm |
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| HONG KONG TO JOIN CHINA PILOT POLLUTION-CONTROL SCHEME |
| Hong Kong and Macau will be included in a Chinese pilot projectto curb air pollution, the South China Morning Post reported. |
| http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/10/10022002/reu_48563.asp |
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| TOXINS POSE THREAT TO ARCTIC HEALTH, EVIRONMENT: REPORT |
| The health of indigenous peoples and wildlife in the Arctic is
at risk from synthetic toxins, a new report showed. |
| http://cbc.ca/storyview/CBC/2002/10/01/arctic_pcb021001 |
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| SATELLITE TO MEASURE AIR POLLUTION ACROSS EUROPE |
| Over the next two years, satellite sensors will continue to
provide data on particulate matter in urban areas across Europe to help shape policy on air quality. |
| http://www.edie.net/news/Archive/6080.cfm |
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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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