Lakes Environmental News Archive
| Farewell to AERMOD Course Instructor- Mr. Roger Brode! |
| We, at Lakes Environmental, have been honored to have Mr. Roger Brode as a course instructor for our Air Dispersion Modeling Workshops for the past 7 years. Unfortunately, as of August 2006, he will no longer be able to participate in these courses as he is leaving MACTEC to re-join EPA after an absence of 17 years. Mr. Roger Brode is a meteorologist with 22 years of experience in air pollution meteorology and dispersion modeling. Mr. Brode developed the SCREEN model and has been the lead programmer for the ISCST3 and AERMOD models. The air modeling community will greatly benefit by the more active participation of Mr. Brode at the US EPA. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors. |
| Free One Day Seminars in Spain - Lakes Environmental and Addlink Software Cientifico (May 17-18, 2006) |
| Topic: The use of air dispersion models
to minimize the risk of atmospheric pollution Dates: May 17, 2006 Barcelona, Spain May 18, 2006 Madrid, Spain If interested in attending, please contact: Marta Balletbo-Coll Email: marta@addlink.es Phone: 34 93 415 49 04 34 902 43 00 38 Website: www.addlink.es |
| Lakes Environmental Software to Present 2 Papers at A&WMA Specialty Conference: (Apr 26-28, 2006) |
For more information about the A&WMA Specialty Conference, or to see the preliminary agenda, please visit the conference website at: http://www.awma.org/events/confs/AQMODELS05/default.asp. Dr. Jesse Thé is the president and founder of Lakes Environmental Software Inc. Dr. Yau, the co-author of the papers, is our senior meteorologist responsible for advanced R&D in atmospheric science modeling. |
| Tribal Emission Inventory Software Solution - TEISS View Version 1.8.52 Released! (Apr 6, 2006) |
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A new update of TEISS View (Version 1.8.52) was released on April 6, 2006. TEISS View, the Tribal Emission Inventory Software
Solution, was developed by Lakes Environmental for the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) to facilitate the
completion of emissions inventory for tribal reservations by tribal environmental professionals.
For more information about our Emissions View software, please visit our website at http://www.weblakes.com/EmissionsView/index.html. |
| Global Meteorological Data Now Available from Lakes Environmental Software |
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Lakes Environmental Software has recently begun preparing global meteorological data for CALPUFF, ISC and AERMOD
air dispersion models. In many cases our processed meteorological data will be more appropriate and representative of
your site then just getting airport data.
For pricing and other information related to this new service, please contact our sales team by emailing info@weblakes.com. |
| Lakes Environmental Presents CALPUFF Modelling Poster at Air Quality Workshop in Banff, Alberta! (Feb 14-16, 2006) |
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Lakes Environmental participated in the Fourth Canadian Workshop on Air Quality in Banff, Alberta, from Feb. 14-16. Dr. Kahing Yau
presented his poster titled “A Regional Air Quality Assessment with CALPUFF Modelling on a Grid Computing Platform,” co-authored
with Dr. Jesse Thé. To view the poster, please visit
http://www.weblakes.com/calpuff/RegionalAirQuality_CALPUFF.pdf
The theme for the AQ2006 workshop was Air Quality: Piecing the Puzzle. The workshop brought together experts in modeling, monitoring, research, and policy in order to share knowledge and bridge gaps in understanding air quality issues. Dr. Yau is our senior meteorologist responsible for advanced R&D in atmospheric science modeling. Dr. Jesse Thé is the president and founder of Lakes Environmental Inc. |
| Lakes Environmental Presentation at A&WMA Climate Change Conference in San Francisco, California (Mar 7-9, 2006) |
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Lakes Environmental participated in the “Planning for the Future: Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Inventories & Clean Energy Linkages”
conference, which was held in San Francisco from March 7 to March 9, 2006. The conference was organized by the Air and Waste
Management Association and sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District and others.
The Conference acknowledged that climate change is a serious threat to humankind due to its bulk scale that stretches beyond any nation’s boundaries as well as its adverse impacts on humankind’s social, economic, and environmental values. Dr. Luai Hamouda presented a policy paper that investigates the future of the climate change regime using the graph model for conflict resolution. You may read a copy of the paper, “The Future of the Climate Change Regime: A Strategic Analysis” at http://www.weblakes.com/project_experience/Future_ClimateChangeRegime.pdf. Dr. Luai Hamouda, P.Eng, is Lakes Environmental's Business Development Manager. |
| U.S. EPA AERMOD Dispersion Model to be Promulgated on December 9, 2005! |
| On October 21, 2005, the U.S. EPA Administrator signed revisions to the Guideline on Air Quality Models - Appendix W of 40 CFR Part 51. These revisions include the recommendation for the replacement of the Industrial Source Complex (ISC3) model with the U.S. EPA AERMOD model. The
revisions were submitted to the Federal Register and published on November 9, 2005. The AERMOD model, which incorporates the PRIME building downwash algorithm; AERMET, a meteorological data preprocessor; and AERMAP, a terrain data preprocessor, will become the recommended model for assessing criteria pollutants
under the Clean Air Act as of December 9, 2005.
Although the EPA recommends a one-year transition period ending on December 6, 2006, we suggest that you contact your regulating authority before proceeding with your AERMOD modeling projects as requirements for implementation may vary by regulatory agency. It is time to start learning about this new air dispersion model - check out the AERMOD Technical Guide at http://www.weblakes.com/aermodvol1/tableofcontents.html. In addition, Lakes Environmental is offering a variety of courses to help you understand the AERMOD model - see our list of upcoming courses and register now! |
| Lakes Environmental Attends Information Sessions for Ontario’s New Air Pollution Regulation (419/05) Oct 2005 |
| Dr. Jesse Thé, president of Lakes Environmental Software, was invited by the Ontario
Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Air and Waste Management Association
- Ontario Section (AWMA-OS) to participate in three Air
Pollution Regulation 419/05 information sessions. The focus of these
sessions is on key issues regarding the newly promulgated regulation
with particular attention paid to the new Air Dispersion Modelling
Guideline for Ontario and the procedures for preparing an Emission
Summary and Dispersion Modelling Procedure Document. The final
session for 2005 will take place on Thursday, November 10th in
Sudbury, Ontario. For more information regarding this session,
and upcoming sessions in 2006, please email 419/05@ortech.ca or phone (905) 822-4120 ext.266. Dr. Jesse Thé is one of the authors of the "Proposed Guidance for Air Dispersion Modelling", developed under contract with MOE, to support the Ontario's New Air Quality Regulation 419/05. http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/techdocs/3614e02.htm |
| Lakes Environmental Presents Findings at the 10th International Conference on Harmonisation Oct 17 20, 2005 |
| Dr. Yau, of Lakes Environmental, recently spoke at the 10th
International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric
Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes held in Crete,
Greece, October 17-20, 2005.
The paper presented by Dr. Yau, Comparison of AERMOD to EIAA
with Respect to the Latest Tracer Field Data, was researched
and written in collaboration
with the Chinese Appraisal Center for Environment and Engineering,
State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA). The presentation
focused on the results of a study regarding SEPA’s proposed replacement of
China’s
current regulatory model (EIAA) with the U.S. EPA AERMOD model. The
study evaluated the suitability of using the AERMOD model in
China and provides a theoretical basis for supporting
the replacement of EIAA with AERMOD. http://www.weblakes.com/ISCAERMOD/harmo10_yang_yau.pdf. Dr. Yau is our senior meteorologist responsible for advanced R&D in atmospheric science modeling. |
| U.S. EPA Promulgates HHRAP! Aug 2005 |
| The U.S. EPA has recently promulgated and released an updated guidance of the Human Health Risk Assessment Protocol for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities (HHRAP). Lakes Environmental has begun implementing changes to the IRAP-h View software package, with a new version of IRAP-h View to be released in the near future. Users who are currently under maintenance will receive an email notice when the updates to IRAP-h View are complete. For more information on the revised protocol, or for a copy of the guidance documentation, visit http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/combust/risk.htm. |
| New MOE Air Quality Regulation (419/05) Aug 2005 |
| The Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has announced the introduction of Regulation 419/05, Air Pollution – Local Air Quality. The new regulation, which is designed to replace Regulation 346 “General – Air Pollution”, will become effective on November 30, 2005. As part of the McGuinty government’s Five-Point Action Plan, this new regulation includes the approval and introduction of new air dispersion models such as the U.S. EPA’s SCREEN3, ISCPRIME, ISCST3, and AERMOD. As a result, Lakes Environmental will begin to incorporate tools in its ISC-AERMOD View software packages to facilitate air dispersion modelling in accordance with MOE standards. For more information on this new regulation, visit the MOE website at http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/AIR/regulations/localquality.htm.
Lakes Environmental, under contract with MOE - project number SSB-034875, developed the "Proposed Guidance for Air Dispersion Modelling" to support the new MOE Air Quality Regulation. http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/techdocs/3614e02.htm See link below for the final guidance for demonstrating compliance with the air dispersion modelling requirements set out in Ontario Regulation 419/05 Air Pollution – Local Air Quality: http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/gp/5165e.pdf |
| Lakes Environmental Software to appear on Alexander Haig's World Business Review TV series May 19, 2005 on the Bravo! Network and on CNBC |
| Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announces the appearance of Lakes Environmental Software on World Business Review hosted by General Alexander Haig. This segment of World Business Review will focus on economically viable solutions to emissions of air and water pollutants, and how Lakes Environmental Software is addressing this issue. |
| Lakes Environmental, Mactec & Russell Lee to Collaborate on New Services Dec 6, 1999 |
| Lakes Environmental Software, MACTEC and Russell Lee announced today that they
will collaborate to combine their expertise and offer services and
training on ISCST3, AERMOD, and ISC-PRIME, among the three most
extensively used air dispersion models in the world.
The alliance marks a milestone in air dispersion modeling services by bringing together leading air dispersion modeling interface developers with the developers of the U.S. EPA models. Says Jesse L. Thé, president of Lakes Environmental, “We are honored by the opportunity to interact with such an elite group in the air dispersion modeling field.” MACTEC is the developer of the computer codes for the popular ISCST3, AERMOD and SCREEN3 regulatory models. These models were developed under contract from the U.S. EPA. When asked about their decision to promote courses with the Lakes Environmental interfaces, Roger Brode of MACTEC and main author of the ISCST3 and AERMOD codes stated, “ISC-AERMOD View offers one seamlessly integrated interface to ISCST3, AERMOD and ISC-PRIME, which makes it feasible to offer training on all three models in a single course. This approach emphasizes the similarity of input structures between the three models, and should also simplify applications involving more than one model, as may be required under anticipated changes to the EPA modeling guideline.” Russell Lee was the technical manager at the U.S. EPA OAQPS for the development of ISC2 and AERMOD. Currently he is an independent consultant a member of the AERMIC team, which is in charge of theoretical development for the AERMOD model. He has presented a number of training lectures on the application of the ISC and other EPA air quality models through the years. According to Mr. Lee, “The Lakes Environmental interfaces can use the U.S. EPA executables without any modifications straight from the EPA website. This approach allows users to immediately update their systems with the latest EPA versions of the models, without risk of any errors having been introduced to the EPA code”. By combining the best expertise in air dispersion modeling and extensive technical and instructional experience, Lakes Environmental, PES, and Russell Lee are providing proven tools, training, and solutions for the new millennium. |
| A&WMA 92nd Annual Meeting And Exhibition May 14, 1999 |
| Lakes Environmental Software will again be attending and exhibiting at the Air & Waste Management Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition. This year's exhibition will take place during June 21-23 in St. Louis, Missouri. Lakes will be present to demonstrate their wide range of air dispersion modeling and risk assessment software and looks forward to talking with all visitors. For further information about the A&WMA 92nd Annual Meeting and Conference, please visit the A&WMA web site at www.awma.org. |
| IT3 Conference and Lakes Environmental Software Mar 04, 1999 |
| Lakes Environmental Software will be present at the upcoming International Conference on Incineration and Thermal Treatment Technologies to be held May 10-14, 1999 in Orlando, Florida. The conference provides a forum for the exchange of state-of-the-art technical information on thermal treatment technologies for the management of radioactive, hazardous chemical, mixed, munitions, medical/pharmaceutical, municipal and industrial wastes. Lakes Environmental invites you to visit them during the conference and see their popular and powerful air dispersion modeling and risk assessment software firsthand. Further information about the IT3 Conference can be found by contacting the Conference Coordinator at tel.: (949) 824-7066 or fax: (949) 824-1900. |
| Lakes Environmental Software Selected by Japan External Trade Organization to Present New Technologies Jan 26, 1999 |
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Lakes Environmental Software has been
selected by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) as one of only 40
overseas companies to participate in the upcoming 5th International Techno Business Forum.
Approximately 200 high-tech Japanese companies from fields ranging from
computer software to environmental technology, will have representatives participating in
this year's forum who are interested in learning about relevant new technologies and
establishing technical tie-ups and business alliances with foreign partners. Lakes Environmental Software will present its leading risk assessment software at the forum with simultaneous translation from English to Japanese. Individual meetings with interested companies will be arranged to further explain Lakes Environmental's unique technology. Lakes Environmental Software would like to thank the Japan External Trade Organization for recognizing this exciting technology out of the many companies they reviewed. JETRO's International Techno Business Forum '99 will take place on March 3 and 4, 1999 at the TEPIA Hi-Technology Pavilion in Tokyo, Japan. |
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