News & Events
Lakes Environmental Releases AERMOD View™ Version 6.7.1
Lakes Environmental is pleased to announce the release of AERMOD View Version 6.7.1., the latest release of its air dispersion modeling software. With this latest version of AERMOD View come new features including:
- Graphical Copy and Paste - Sources can be copied and pasted from the graphical display
- Warnings at Run Time – AERMOD View gives warnings at run time as well as errors
- Source Inputs Dialog - The source inputs dialog has been updated to make the use of differentunits even easier
For a comprehensive list of the updates and new features available in AERMOD View version 6.7.1, please see our latest release notes.
If you are currently in maintenance for AERMOD View and did not receive an email regarding this update, please contact us at support@weblakes.com.
If you are a user of AERMOD View but are no longer in maintenance please contact sales@weblakes.com to find out how you too can begin using version 6.7.1!
AERMOD Course in New York City - Sep 20-21, 2010
Lakes Environmental will be in New York City to present a 2-day AERMOD course from September 20-21, 2010.
Attending this course is the best way to stay current with recent regulatory and methodology changes. Lakes Environmental uses cutting edge tools that will revolutionize the way you do air dispersion modeling!
Early registration pricing is available until August 27, 2010.
Visit our website for further details and register today!
AERMOD & CALPUFF Courses in London - Sep 27 to Oct 01, 2010
Lakes Environmental is pleased to be travelling to the United Kingdom for a week of AERMOD and CALPUFF training in London from September 27 to October 1, 2010.
We are proud to be a leading provider worldwide of powerful training for US EPA air dispersion models, with instructors being continuously rated as “outstanding” by course attendees.
For further information including details of the course location and registration form, please visit the Upcoming Courses section of our website.
CALPUFF Course in Johannesburg, South Africa - Oct 18-20, 2010
Lakes Environmental is teaming up with the National Association for Clean Air (NACA) to present a 3-day CALPUFF 
course in Johannesburg, South Africa, from October 18-20.
During a recent 3-day CALPUFF course students were able to start and complete an unprecedented 9 real-world case studies involving geophysical pre-processing, meteorological pre-processing, and CALMET, CALPUFF, and CALPOST options.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be trained by our dedicated senior level experts!
For additional course details, please visit our website or contact NACA by e-mail at bev@naca.org.za.
AERMOD & CALPUFF Courses in Rio de Janeiro - Nov 8-12, 2010
Lakes Environmental is delighted to be heading to Brazil for a week of AERMOD and CALPUFF training in beautiful Rio de Janeiro from November 8-12, 2010. This course will be hosted by our Brazilian distributor, SECA.
Presentation of the course will be in Portuguese with all course materials (presentation slides, course notes, etc) in English.
We encourage you to register soon in order to reserve your spot. If you are interested in registering for the AERMOD and/or CALPUFF course, please contact Silvio de Oliveira at SECA at silvoliv@uol.com.br.
Further details including course venue and registration form can be found on our website.
Register today! Space is already filling up quickly!
2011 Course Schedule Announced!
Lakes Environmental has recently announced their course schedule for 2011. Course dates and locations for the first half of the year are posted on our online course calendar. Be sure to register early in order to secure your spot!
We provide the most comprehensive AERMOD and CALPUFF training programs available by incorporating both theory and hands-on computer instruction.
On-site courses are also available for any company that wishes to provide customized training for their employees. These courses can be tailored to suit the needs and skill level of your employees. For more information on on-site training or to request a quote for corporate training, please contact us at training@weblakes.com.
Lakes Environmental Releases AERMOD View™ Version 6.6
Lakes Environmental is proud to announce the immediate release of AERMOD View Version 6.6., the latest release of its most popular air dispersion modeling software. With the latest version of AERMOD View come new features including:
- Support for SO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - calculating the 3-year average of the 99th percentile of the annual distribution of daily maximum 1-hour average concentrations
- Support for PM2.5 NAAQS – calculating the highest average of the maximum 24-hour averages across 5 years of data
- Automatic BPIP Runs - automatically run BPIP when AERMOD is run
For a complete list of the updates and new features available in AERMOD View version 6.6, please see our latest release notes.
If you are currently in maintenance for AERMOD View and did not receive an email regarding this update, please contact us at support@weblakes.com.
If you are a user of AERMOD View but are no longer in maintenance please contact sales@weblakes.com to find out how you can get up and running on this latest release!
US EPA Memorandum on NO2 NAAQS
On June 28, 2010, the US EPA Air Quality Modeling Group released a memorandum which clarifies the applicability of current guidance in the Guideline on Air Quality Modeling for modeling NO2 impacts in accordance with the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit requirements to demonstrate compliance with the new 1-hour NO2 standard.
This memorandum can be reviewed on the US EPA’s SCRAM website.
Lakes Environmental at A&WMA 2010 Conference & Exhibition
Lakes Environmental would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth in Calgary at A&WMA’s 103rd Annual Conference and Exhibition from June 22-24. We hope you enjoyed your time at this year’s conference and look forward to assisting you in your endeavors throughout the coming year. See you in 2011 at A&WMA’s conference in Orlando, Florida!
Visitors to our booth had the chance to participate in a draw for a free copy of our AERMOD View or CALPUFF View software packages.
We would like to take this opportunity to offer our congratulations to our AERMOD View software winner, C.C. from California and our CALPUFF View software winner, B.S. from Alberta. Happy modeling!
Our winners requested that their names and company names not appear in this Newsletter.
AUSTAL & ARTM Courses in Beijing, China
On July 6 to 8, 2010, Dr. Jesse The', president of Lakes Environmental, was in Beijing teaching a 2-day AUSTAL course and a 1-day ARTM course. Both courses included a combination of theory and hands-on case studies using Lakes Environmental's advanced graphical user interfaces: AUSTAL View and ARTM View.
The AUSTAL and ARTM air dispersion modeling courses courses were organized and promoted by our distributor in China, SinoCAN Intellitech.
AUSTAL (AUSTAL2000) is a Lagrangian particle tracking air dispersion model and it is the official model for the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA).
ARTM is the German Federal Office for Radiation (BfS) official model and it is the new standard for the dispersion and deposition calculation of airborne radioactive materials according to the German Nuclear Act. The ARTM model is based on the "TA Luft" and the "AUSTAL2000 model".
Course attendees were able to complete a series of case studies involving cooling tower modeling, odor modeling, and radiation modeling among others.