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U.S. EPA's 2006 National Air Quality Conferences - MONDAY

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2006 National Air Quality Conference

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2006 - OPENING PLENARY - SALON E

7:00am - 9:00am

REGISTRATION and SPEAKER CHECK-IN

8:30am - 8:40am

Welcome, Introductions and Overview
     Chet Wayland, Associate Director, Outreach and Information Division,
     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
     Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards (OAQPS) and
     Colleen Cripps (Deputy Administrator, Nevada Division of
     Environmental Protection)

8:40am - 9:00am

Welcome to San Antonio
Dr. Fernando Guerra, Director San Antonio Metropolitan Health District

9:00am - 9:45am

Is the AQI Causing Changes in the Public’s Behavior?
Carol Mansfield, Research Triangle Institute (RTI)

PPT
227KB

9:45am - 10:05am

How Air Quality is Helping to Clean Up Our Town
Darrington High School Science Club, Darrington, Washington
Rebecca DiMaggio, Briana Monte Calvo, and Eileen Draper (Advisor)

PPT
3.4MB

10:05am - 10:30am

BREAK

10:30am - 11:30am

Keynote Address

10:30 - 10:45am

Chet Wayland, Associate Director, Outreach and Information Division,
U.S. EPA, OAQPS

PPT
1.03MB

10:45 - 11:30am

Carl Edlund, Director, Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division,
U.S. EPA, Region 6

PPT
113MB

11:30am - 1:00pm

LUNCH

MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 6, 2006 - CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1:00pm - 3:00pm - Two Concurrent Sessions

Air Quality Forecasting and Monitoring
Salon E

Air Quality Forecasting, Mapping, and Monitoring: Cross-cutting Issues
Moderator: Lewis Weinstock (U.S. EPA), Ron Stockett, (Missouri DNR)

A Comparison of PM2.5 Data in the AIRNow and Air Quality System Databases
Katina Gracien Orelien (North Carolina State University)

PPT
1.79MB

Updating and Enhancing EPA’s Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems (Volume IV): Meteorological Measurements
Dennis Mikel (U.S. EPA)

PPT
841KB

New Approaches for Meteorological Monitoring to Support Air Quality Management

Mike Gilroy (Puget Sound Clean Air Agency)

PPT
3.91MB

Technical Audit Methods and Results for Anemometers Used in the Missouri Ambient Air Monitoring Networks
Stephen Hall (Missouri Department of Natural Resources)

PPT
3.40MB

Communicating Air Quality
Salons G & M

Welcome and Introductions
Colleen Cripps (Deputy Administrator, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection) and Susan Bullard (U.S. EPA)

Outreach to Educators
Moderator: Melissa Payne (U.S. EPA)

Michigan's Environmental Education Curriculum
Janet Vail (Grand Valley State University)

PPT
3.8MB

Air Pollution: What’s the Solution?
Donna Rogers (U.S. EPA)

PPT
2MB

Penn State’s Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center
Dennis R. Decoteau (Department of Horticulture
and Plant Pathology, Penn State Institute of the Environment)

PPT
90.6MB

State-Industry Partnership on Air Quality Education
Terry Brixen (Delaware DNR)

PPT
91KB

North Texas Air Quality Education Program
Haily Summerford (City of Fort Worth, TX)

PPT
3.6MB

3:00pm - 3:30pm BREAK

3:30pm - 5:00pm Two Concurrent sessions

Air Quality Forecasting and Monitoring
Salon E

Air Quality Forecasting, Mapping, and Monitoring: Cross-cutting Issues (continued)
Moderator: Scott Jackson (U.S. EPA), Tom Tamanini ( Hillsborough County, Florida)

AIRNow-Tech Improvements
Craig Anderson (Sonoma Technology, Inc.)

PPT
11.7MB

Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Alan Chan (Sonoma Technology, Inc.)

PPT
7.05MB

Innovative and Cost Effective Monitoring Solutions that Respond to Community Concerns
Mike Gilroy (Puget Sound Clean Air Agency)

PPT
2.51MB

Communicating Air Quality Salons G & M
Air Quality and Health Moderator: Moderator: Susan Stone (U.S. EPA)
Ozone Health Effects: Findings of the First Draft Staff Paper Susan Stone (U.S. EPA)	PDF ( 20 pp., 180KB, About PDF)
Border Crossing – Air Toxics Issues in Arizona Steve Peplau (Arizona)	PPT 2.43MB
Communicating Radon’s Health Risks Lou Witt (U.S. EPA)	PPT 891KB
The PHASE Project: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Public Health Air Surveillance Evaluation Fred Dimmick (U.S. EPA)	PPT 1.90MB
Canadian Study on Exposure of Children to School Bus Exhaust Barbara MacKinnon (New Brunswick Lung Association) Co-authors: Rose Dugandzic, Anna-Maria Frescura, and Mietek Szyszkowicz	PPT 3.52MB

5:00pm ADJOURN

5:30pm - 7:00pm Cash Bar Reception/Exhibits and Poster Session - Salons H/I/J/K/L

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