This document discusses particulate air pollution and its health effects. It presents data from a 1982 smog event in Dublin that resulted in increased mortality rates. A Harvard study of six U.S. cities also found that particulate air pollution was associated with reduced life expectancy. The document then summarizes a study in Dublin that found a 7-13% reduction in mortality after a ban on coal sales reduced particulate levels by 36-71%. Similarly, cities in Ireland that implemented coal bans saw reductions in black smoke levels. The current study aims to measure particulate matter and PAH levels in several Irish cities to better understand the contribution of solid fuel use to air pollution. Interim results show some PM levels of concern.
This document is a forwarded email thread discussing a Croatian journalist. It contains the original message criticizing the journalist for having a mother who was a communist, as well as subsequent forwards of that message between various parties for sharing. The document criticizes the journalist and calls for there to be "one less idiot in Croatia".
This presentation was delivered to The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business' CAMP program (Columbus Advertising & Marketing Practicum). It talks about the need for left and right brain thinking to connect to consumers, debunking some myths along the way.
The document discusses the importance of protecting personal information online and the risks of identity theft. It recommends being careful about sharing sensitive details like credit card numbers, social security numbers, passwords and other private information publicly or with unknown third parties. Overall, the key message is that individuals should take steps to safeguard their personal data and be wary of potential scams.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries while retaining the most important concepts and entities from the original text. However, accurately summarizing documents continues to be a challenging task that sees ongoing research and development of new techniques.
The document discusses the development of a new technology to help detect cancer earlier. Researchers have created nanoparticles that can identify cancer cells in the blood and signal their presence. If further testing proves successful, the nanoparticles may provide a non-invasive screening method to improve early cancer detection rates.
The document discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. It notes that a diverse workforce leads to better problem solving and decision making by bringing in a variety of perspectives. The document advocates that companies should strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees feel respected and able to fully participate.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. It notes that automatic summarization systems aim to produce concise summaries while retaining the most important concepts from the original text. The development of neural network models has improved the ability of systems to learn the salient content of documents and generate coherent multi-sentence summaries.
This document is a forwarded email thread discussing a Croatian journalist. It contains the original message criticizing the journalist for having a mother who was a communist, as well as subsequent forwards of that message between various parties for sharing. The document criticizes the journalist and calls for there to be "one less idiot in Croatia".
This presentation was delivered to The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business' CAMP program (Columbus Advertising & Marketing Practicum). It talks about the need for left and right brain thinking to connect to consumers, debunking some myths along the way.
The document discusses the importance of protecting personal information online and the risks of identity theft. It recommends being careful about sharing sensitive details like credit card numbers, social security numbers, passwords and other private information publicly or with unknown third parties. Overall, the key message is that individuals should take steps to safeguard their personal data and be wary of potential scams.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries while retaining the most important concepts and entities from the original text. However, accurately summarizing documents continues to be a challenging task that sees ongoing research and development of new techniques.
The document discusses the development of a new technology to help detect cancer earlier. Researchers have created nanoparticles that can identify cancer cells in the blood and signal their presence. If further testing proves successful, the nanoparticles may provide a non-invasive screening method to improve early cancer detection rates.
The document discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. It notes that a diverse workforce leads to better problem solving and decision making by bringing in a variety of perspectives. The document advocates that companies should strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees feel respected and able to fully participate.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. It notes that automatic summarization systems aim to produce concise summaries while retaining the most important concepts from the original text. The development of neural network models has improved the ability of systems to learn the salient content of documents and generate coherent multi-sentence summaries.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries that capture the key elements of the original text in fewer sentences than the original. However, accurately summarizing text in a way that preserves meaning while reducing length remains a challenging task for artificial intelligence.
The document discusses the development of a new technology to help blind people navigate independently using computer vision and machine learning. Researchers trained algorithms on thousands of street-level images to identify sidewalks, crosswalks, street signs and other visual cues. The system provides audio instructions to users through headphones in real-time based on camera footage of their surroundings to help them safely reach their destinations.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries while retaining the most important concepts and entities from the original text. However, accurately summarizing documents continues to be a challenging task that sees ongoing research and development of new techniques.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries while retaining the most important concepts from the original text. However, accurately summarizing documents continues to present challenges for AI systems due to the complexity of language.
The passage discusses the importance of teaching children about money at a young age through activities like allowing them to make purchases and helping with household financial tasks. Starting financial education early can help children understand money management and develop important life skills before they reach adulthood. Introducing money concepts in a fun, low-pressure way during childhood can establish healthy habits and financial literacy that lasts into their independent lives.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries that capture the key elements of the original text in fewer sentences than the original. However, accurately summarizing text in a way that preserves meaning while reducing length remains a challenging task for artificial intelligence.
Social media usage has increased dramatically globally, with over half of internet users engaging with social media platforms. Recruiters have traditionally relied on job boards for hiring, but social media provides new opportunities to source candidates, strengthen client relationships, and promote employer brands. Effective use of social media in recruitment can help increase candidate reach, assess company culture fit, and extend referral programs to a broader audience.
Women are projected to make up the majority of the US labor force for the first time in history. This will have significant economic impacts as women increasingly control household spending and incomes. Small community banks are gaining market share by marketing themselves as more trustworthy alternatives to the large banks that received government bailouts. Tax rebate checks are expected to provide a short-term boost to the economy, with women and young adults planning to spend the largest portions of their checks.
This document appears to be a list of 17 projects funded by the Comenius 2012 program. It includes the project number, title, participating organizations, grant amount awarded in Euros for each project. The projects focus on topics like folk music, environmentalism, art, education, traditions, and rural life. The total amount of funding awarded for the 17 projects is €357,000.
The poem expresses the speaker's deep love and connection to their partner. It says that if their love stops little by little, the speaker will also stop loving them little by little. However, if each day their partner feels destined for the speaker with sweetness, climbing flowers to their lips, the speaker's love will be repeated within them and will live in their partner's arms as long as they live.
This is is a representation of the kabbalistic Tree of Life. The sefirot/pathway arrangement is based on my interpretation of the Sefer Yetzirah (as explained in my books Formation of the Tree of Life and Sefer Yetzirah + Magic).
The document discusses the particulate model of matter, which describes matter as being made of very small particles. It explains that the particulate model can be used to understand the differences between solids, liquids, and gases in terms of how closely or loosely packed their particles are, and how quickly the particles are moving. The model also helps explain physical changes like melting, boiling, expansion, and contraction in terms of the behavior of the particles when heat is added or removed.
The document discusses particulate matter (PM) air pollution, including what PM is, its health risks like premature death and respiratory disease, and how factors like weather patterns and emission sources affect PM concentrations. It also reviews the history of PM research from early episodes showing links between air pollution and mortality to modern cohort and time-series studies examining health impacts.
Measurement of aerosol size distribution, PM concentration and lung depositio...Hussain Majid
Pollution can be defined as an undesirable change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of the air, water or land that can affect health, survival or activities of humans or other organisms.
Air pollution is a serious problem in many developing countries especially for those in the process of rapid industrialization, urbanization with increasing populations.
Air pollution is a serious problem in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar and many other cities of Pakistan, which are usually characterized with high ambient concentrations of particulate pollutants.
Regular monitoring of ambient air quality is still not systematic in Pakistan. All the available information is based on random and short-term sampling conducted to assess the concentrations of various pollutants.
Michael Jayjock's lecture.
Refers to: Morrow, P.E. et al: Chronic Inhalation Study Findings as the basis for Proposing a New Occupational Dust Exposure Limit, International Journal of Toxicology March/April 1991 10: 279-290.
An aerosol is a suspension of solid or liquid particles dispersed in a gas, which are used to deliver drugs to the lungs via various devices such as nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, and dry powder inhalers; particle size and ventilatory factors impact where in the lungs particles deposit; common drugs delivered via aerosols include bronchodilators and corticosteroids to treat asthma and COPD.
Air can be contaminated by a range of very different particles such as dust, pollen, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets. Many of them can harm our health, especially very small particles that can enter deep into the lungs.
What is known about the different health effects of particles?
This document discusses particulate matter (PM) sources and chemical composition analysis in both urban and rural areas of Ireland. Key points include:
- Residential solid fuel burning, including peat, coal, and wood, is a major contributor to PM levels, responsible for 50-80% of PM2.5 in winter months in the cities of Cork and Killarney.
- Real-time chemical analysis of individual particles using an aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer found solid fuel combustion particles accounted for over 75% of PM2.5 mass in Killarney and over 80% in Enniscorthy.
- The chemical signatures of different fuel types (peat, coal, wood
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries that capture the key elements of the original text in fewer sentences than the original. However, accurately summarizing text in a way that preserves meaning while reducing length remains a challenging task for artificial intelligence.
The document discusses the development of a new technology to help blind people navigate independently using computer vision and machine learning. Researchers trained algorithms on thousands of street-level images to identify sidewalks, crosswalks, street signs and other visual cues. The system provides audio instructions to users through headphones in real-time based on camera footage of their surroundings to help them safely reach their destinations.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries while retaining the most important concepts and entities from the original text. However, accurately summarizing documents continues to be a challenging task that sees ongoing research and development of new techniques.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries while retaining the most important concepts from the original text. However, accurately summarizing documents continues to present challenges for AI systems due to the complexity of language.
The passage discusses the importance of teaching children about money at a young age through activities like allowing them to make purchases and helping with household financial tasks. Starting financial education early can help children understand money management and develop important life skills before they reach adulthood. Introducing money concepts in a fun, low-pressure way during childhood can establish healthy habits and financial literacy that lasts into their independent lives.
The document discusses the importance of summarization for processing large amounts of text data. Automatic summarization systems aim to generate concise summaries that capture the key elements of the original text in fewer sentences than the original. However, accurately summarizing text in a way that preserves meaning while reducing length remains a challenging task for artificial intelligence.
Social media usage has increased dramatically globally, with over half of internet users engaging with social media platforms. Recruiters have traditionally relied on job boards for hiring, but social media provides new opportunities to source candidates, strengthen client relationships, and promote employer brands. Effective use of social media in recruitment can help increase candidate reach, assess company culture fit, and extend referral programs to a broader audience.
Women are projected to make up the majority of the US labor force for the first time in history. This will have significant economic impacts as women increasingly control household spending and incomes. Small community banks are gaining market share by marketing themselves as more trustworthy alternatives to the large banks that received government bailouts. Tax rebate checks are expected to provide a short-term boost to the economy, with women and young adults planning to spend the largest portions of their checks.
This document appears to be a list of 17 projects funded by the Comenius 2012 program. It includes the project number, title, participating organizations, grant amount awarded in Euros for each project. The projects focus on topics like folk music, environmentalism, art, education, traditions, and rural life. The total amount of funding awarded for the 17 projects is €357,000.
The poem expresses the speaker's deep love and connection to their partner. It says that if their love stops little by little, the speaker will also stop loving them little by little. However, if each day their partner feels destined for the speaker with sweetness, climbing flowers to their lips, the speaker's love will be repeated within them and will live in their partner's arms as long as they live.
This is is a representation of the kabbalistic Tree of Life. The sefirot/pathway arrangement is based on my interpretation of the Sefer Yetzirah (as explained in my books Formation of the Tree of Life and Sefer Yetzirah + Magic).
The document discusses the particulate model of matter, which describes matter as being made of very small particles. It explains that the particulate model can be used to understand the differences between solids, liquids, and gases in terms of how closely or loosely packed their particles are, and how quickly the particles are moving. The model also helps explain physical changes like melting, boiling, expansion, and contraction in terms of the behavior of the particles when heat is added or removed.
The document discusses particulate matter (PM) air pollution, including what PM is, its health risks like premature death and respiratory disease, and how factors like weather patterns and emission sources affect PM concentrations. It also reviews the history of PM research from early episodes showing links between air pollution and mortality to modern cohort and time-series studies examining health impacts.
Measurement of aerosol size distribution, PM concentration and lung depositio...Hussain Majid
Pollution can be defined as an undesirable change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of the air, water or land that can affect health, survival or activities of humans or other organisms.
Air pollution is a serious problem in many developing countries especially for those in the process of rapid industrialization, urbanization with increasing populations.
Air pollution is a serious problem in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar and many other cities of Pakistan, which are usually characterized with high ambient concentrations of particulate pollutants.
Regular monitoring of ambient air quality is still not systematic in Pakistan. All the available information is based on random and short-term sampling conducted to assess the concentrations of various pollutants.
Michael Jayjock's lecture.
Refers to: Morrow, P.E. et al: Chronic Inhalation Study Findings as the basis for Proposing a New Occupational Dust Exposure Limit, International Journal of Toxicology March/April 1991 10: 279-290.
An aerosol is a suspension of solid or liquid particles dispersed in a gas, which are used to deliver drugs to the lungs via various devices such as nebulizers, metered-dose inhalers, and dry powder inhalers; particle size and ventilatory factors impact where in the lungs particles deposit; common drugs delivered via aerosols include bronchodilators and corticosteroids to treat asthma and COPD.
Air can be contaminated by a range of very different particles such as dust, pollen, soot, smoke, and liquid droplets. Many of them can harm our health, especially very small particles that can enter deep into the lungs.
What is known about the different health effects of particles?
This document discusses particulate matter (PM) sources and chemical composition analysis in both urban and rural areas of Ireland. Key points include:
- Residential solid fuel burning, including peat, coal, and wood, is a major contributor to PM levels, responsible for 50-80% of PM2.5 in winter months in the cities of Cork and Killarney.
- Real-time chemical analysis of individual particles using an aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer found solid fuel combustion particles accounted for over 75% of PM2.5 mass in Killarney and over 80% in Enniscorthy.
- The chemical signatures of different fuel types (peat, coal, wood
PM is a complex mixture of air borne particles that differ in size, origin and chemical composition, all of which are <10 µm in size.
US EPA described PM pollution as ‘mixture of mixtures’.
PM is among the most harmful of all air pollutants.
Air Quality Sampling and Monitoring: Stack sampling, instrumentation and methods of analysis of SO2, CO etc, legislation for control of air pollution and automobile
pollution
This document discusses various methods for collecting and measuring particulate pollutants. It describes techniques such as sedimentation jars for larger particles, high volume filtration for particles under 10 micrometers, and tape samplers. Impingement methods like wet and dry impingers are also covered, as well as electrostatic precipitation and thermal precipitation for smaller particles. The goal is to collect pollutant samples that can then be analyzed to determine mass concentration and chemical composition.
The document outlines a schedule for seminar consultations and assignments occurring between October 11th and October 20th. It includes dates for an introductory assignment review, tone consultation, and two seminar sessions to take place the weeks of October 11th and 18th.
Promoter AEG Live is entering an agreement with The Michael Jackson Company to promote Michael Jackson's concerts in North America and the UK from 2009-2010. Under the terms, AEG will have exclusive rights to promote the shows, sell merchandise, and secure sponsors. Jackson will receive 90% of net profits as contingent compensation, to be paid out after each leg of the tour. AEG will also provide Jackson with advances totaling $X million against future profits. The parties will work together to determine show schedules and itineraries.
The document discusses a presentation given by Carolyn Jenkins on the future of simulation for healthcare education. The presentation explored how simulation will be interconnected with technology, pedagogy, people, society, and culture. A power point from the presentation is available online. The document also provides references cited in the presentation.
This document contains a summary of the table of contents for a physics textbook divided into two volumes. Volume 1 is divided into 5 parts covering topics such as measurement, motion, force, energy, momentum, rotation, oscillations, waves, thermodynamics, and kinetic theory of gases. Volume 2 is divided into 5 additional parts covering electromagnetism, images, interference, diffraction, and relativity, as well as additional topics in modern physics.
Testing Techniques For Agile Testers - Janet GregoryAGILEMinds
This document discusses techniques for agile testers. It covers test planning at the product, release, and iteration levels. Collaboration and communication are emphasized. The Agile Testing Quadrants framework is introduced for classifying different types of tests based on purpose. Test-driven development (TDD) benefits and quadrant one testing are described, focusing on technology-facing tests that support developers. Automation, test strategy planning, and the testing toolkit are also mentioned.
A Testers Role On Agile Projects - Janet GregoryAGILEMinds
The document discusses the role of a tester on an agile project. It introduces the speaker's experience with agile testing since 2000. The topics to be covered include learning about the audience members, a brief introduction to agile, the challenges of agile testing, what agile testing is, the life of a tester during an iteration, how testing must keep up with rapid changes, and continual improvement. The goal is to help testers understand their important role within the agile process.
This document contains a crossword puzzle with clues listed down the left side and across the top. The crossword focuses on vocabulary related to daily life, food, religion and other common topics. It was created by Luisa Galvis Garcia using a free crossword-making tool called EclipseCrossword.
The document summarizes major changes made to income tax and wealth tax in India's 2009-2010 budget. Key points include:
- Exemption limits for personal income tax were raised for senior citizens, women taxpayers, and all other individuals.
- Deduction limits for dependent medical care were increased. Surcharge on various direct taxes will be phased out, starting with a 10% surcharge on personal income tax.
- Benefits for export profits were extended by one year. Fringe benefit tax was abolished starting in 2010-2011. Scope of weighted deduction for in-house R&D was expanded.
The document describes different methods of communication over the internet including email, chat, voice over IP (VoIP), and video conferencing. E-mail can be used for communication between individuals or groups. Chat options include MSN Messenger. Voice calls can be placed over the internet using VoIP technology instead of traditional phone lines. Video conferencing allows for face-to-face communication online through programs and webcams.
This document outlines a 4-phase process for innovation and new growth used by Innosight from 2010-2011. Phase 1 develops a growth strategy. Phase 2 organizes teams to innovate. Phase 3 identifies new growth opportunities. Phase 4 implements solutions through demonstration projects and new growth teams. The process balances internal change with external factors and organizational readiness to innovate.
This document provides specifications for locating pins with diameters ranging from 6mm to 19mm. It includes dimensions for the pins like radii, depth, and tolerances. Charts list National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NAAMS) codes, dimensions, and weights for each pin size. Pins are made of SAE 8620 steel and hardened to 58-62 Rockwell C.
This document provides floor plans and details for the Castleton home design. The 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home has a total square footage of 4,151 square feet with 2,521 square feet on the main level and 1,630 square feet on the second level. The front elevation drawing and plan features are also included.
The document discusses the problem of monetizing news media websites. While news sites report huge audience numbers in unique visitors per month, often much higher than their print circulation, they fail to generate comparable advertising revenue to print. This is because the metrics of unique visitors and time spent are poor measures of a site's actual audience. Upon closer examination, people spend very little time on news sites, less than 1.5 minutes per day on average. In contrast, print newspapers still engage over 40 million French readers spending 28 minutes daily, generating 20 times the audience of online news. This disparity explains why news websites struggle to monetize their "eyeballs" effectively.
Newspaper websites have huge audiences, often 10-20 times larger than their print circulation numbers. However, they are not generating as much ad revenue as expected given these large audiences. The problem seems to be that despite newspapers having millions of unique visitors per month, they have not been able to fully monetize this traffic through advertising.
This document discusses the definition of Islamic architecture and whether it can be considered a unique style. It questions whether Islamic architecture refers only to religious buildings like mosques, or all architecture from Muslim lands. It explores how the term "Islamic" is being used and whether there is a recognizable style that differs from non-Islamic cultures. The document suggests identifying typical elements in Islamic architecture that express a culture shaped by Islam in a way that differs from other traditions.
The document discusses social networking sites (SNS) and microblogging. It mentions Weibo, an important Chinese microblogging platform, and notes the years 2011 and SACC2011, possibly referring to a conference. The repetitive structure discusses transmission of information on SNS and microblogging platforms.
This document announces a "Girls in the Garage" event to be held at El Camino College on November 17th from 9 AM to noon. The event will provide female students an opportunity to learn about cars from an autobody instructor and special guests from groups like the Gasoline Girls motor club and the Women in Industry and Technology campus club. Attendees can bring their cars and any questions about topics like basic car maintenance, performance modifications, and automotive design to get answers in a safe space for learning. Parking is free for students and available for $2 for guests.
Conversation Clusters: Grouping Conversation Through Human Computer DialogTony Bergstrom
The document discusses techniques for grouping conversations through human-computer dialog. It presents scenarios of group meetings where members discuss a design problem and different opinions are expressed. It notes challenges with speech recognition having 20-30% error rates and natural language processing being difficult. The document proposes leveraging human knowledge with computational methods to identify important moments in unstructured meeting transcripts.
1. The document is sheet music for the song "Musouka" from the video game Utawarerumono.
2. It provides musical notation for guitar, with the tuning specified as DGDGBE capo 2 and a tempo of 134 beats per minute.
3. The sheet music contains standard musical notation including staff, measures, time signatures, notes, dynamics, and other markings to indicate how to play the song on guitar.
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The webinar provided an overview of the EPA Research Call 2022. It covered the introduction to EPA Research 2030 and its focus on achieving environmental objectives. It then discussed the details of the 2022 research call, including the two open topics, application process and timeline, eligibility criteria, and types of funding available. The presentation concluded with guidance on the application process and financial rules, and a Q&A session to address any questions.
This document presents research on approaches to mitigate pollution from the herbicide MCPA (2-methyl-4-chloro-phenoxyacetic acid) in water catchments used as drinking water sources. The research monitored MCPA concentrations spatially and temporally in an agricultural catchment in Ireland that supplies drinking water. Key findings include: MCPA concentrations exceeded drinking water limits and persisted in the system; concentrations increased downstream; and concentrations correlated positively with improved grassland and negatively with rough grazing land use. The research demonstrates the need for enhanced monitoring and questions the sustainability of certain land uses like improved grassland near drinking water sources.
This document discusses water quality issues in Ireland and solutions to address them. National water quality monitoring data shows 47% of rivers and 62% of estuaries are in unsatisfactory condition. The two most widespread problems are excess nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus), with phosphorus and sediment issues impacting 60% of waters needing measures. Maps have been created to identify critical source areas for phosphorus and nitrogen losses from agriculture to target remediation efforts. Measures proposed include riparian buffers, wetlands, and nutrient management plans to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus at their sources and intercept transport pathways.
This document discusses collective action problems in healthcare and environmental policy. It defines collective action problems as situations where individuals would benefit most from cooperation but fail to cooperate due to conflicting self interests. The COVID-19 response has shown remarkably high levels of public cooperation, potentially offering lessons for issues like antimicrobial resistance and climate change that require collective action. Key factors for successful collective action include clear communication of strategies that benefit all, a shared group identity against a threat, and enforcement of cooperative behaviors.
This document discusses Ireland's National Action Plan to combat antimicrobial resistance (iNAP1) in the agricultural sector. It outlines the strategic objectives of iNAP1, which are to increase knowledge and awareness, enhance surveillance, reduce infection and disease spread, optimize antibiotic use, and support research and innovation. The document reviews some successes of iNAP1 including increased collaboration, awareness raising, and stakeholders taking action. It also discusses ongoing challenges like changing behaviors and maintaining consumer confidence. Learnings from iNAP1 emphasized the need for consistent messaging. Progress has included measurable outcomes like reduced antibiotic resistance in broiler chickens. The overall goal of iNAP1 and its successor iNAP2 is a reduction in the volume
The document summarizes progress made under Ireland's National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2020 (iNAP 1) and outlines plans for iNAP 2. It discusses successes in areas like surveillance, guidelines and awareness campaigns. It also notes challenges from COVID-19, which led to delays in developing iNAP 2. Resources have been substantially invested in 2018-2021 to support iNAP 1 goals and respond to COVID-19, including new IPC staff across healthcare settings. Stakeholder engagement for iNAP 2 will begin following scoping of ongoing activities and lessons from COVID-19.
The document discusses the challenges of achieving a non-toxic environment and proposes key actions to develop a more sustainable chemicals policy. It notes that while regulations aim to keep chemical concentrations below toxic levels, biodiversity continues to decline and human exposures are rising. It argues for intensifying efforts like minimizing chemical releases, banning persistent chemicals, increasing green chemistry and monitoring. The goal is to ultimately reduce both ecological damage and human health impacts from chemicals in the environment.
On 25 November 2020 the EPA published Ireland’s Environment - An Integrated Assessment 2020 which provides an assessment of the overall quality of Ireland's environment, the pressures being placed on it and the societal responses to current and emerging environmental issues.
This plain English fact sheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring Ireland’s rivers.
Ireland has more than 73,000 km of river channels. If placed end-to-end, they could encircle the Earth almost twice. Three-quarters of these channels are very small streams that typically flow into larger rivers.
Biological monitoring has been carried out in Irish rivers since 1971. The current national river monitoring programme covers more than 13,000 km of river channel.
The national monitoring programme is run by the EPA and focuses on the main river channels rather than the smaller streams. The programme includes more than 2,800 sites sampled for biology, with almost half of these being sampled for physical and chemical parameters.
This plain English fact sheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring phytoplankton in Ireland's marine environment.
The EPA and the Marine Institute sample phytoplankton in estuaries and coastal waters around Ireland. They carry out sampling three times during the summer and once during winter. At each location, they take water samples just below the surface and above the seabed. They use the samples to assess how much phytoplankton is in the water and what species are present.
Phytoplankton are tiny, free-floating plants found suspended in the world’s oceans. Their name comes from Greek and means ‘plant drifter’. They are carried along by ocean currents and are usually found floating near the surface of the water. Like all plants they need sunlight to grow.
The main sources of nutrients around Ireland’s coast are discharges from wastewater treatment plants and run off from agricultural land. Phytoplankton in the estuaries and coastal waters around Ireland are monitored by the EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) and the Marine Institute. They monitor phytoplankton to assess the quality (status) of our marine environment. They must do this as part of the requirements of the European Water Framework Directive.
This plain English fact sheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring Ireland’s marine environment.
Ecologically healthy marine waters are a valuable natural resource. They support a rich and diverse range of ecosystems, habitats and species, and they are also a source of food – from wild fisheries and aquaculture. They are also important for recreational activities and tourism.
Transitional and coastal waters are assessed under the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Having coordinated frameworks for water quality for all the water bodies in Ireland, and across Europe, allows us to compare our results with other countries. It allows us to see what works to help us make sure all our water bodies achieve at least ‘good’ status, and no deterioration occurs.
This plain English fact sheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring Ireland’s lakes.
A total of 225 lakes are currently included as part of the national surface waters monitoring programme run by the EPA, this covers around 80% of the surface area of all lakes in Ireland.
This includes:
• all lakes greater than 50 hectares
• lakes that are used for supplying drinking water
• lakes that are of regional, local or scientific interest
This Plain English fact sheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring aquatic plants in Irish lakes.
Aquatic plants are good at showing if the quality of the water is good or bad and play an important role in lake ecology by providing food and a habitat for many smaller plants, animals and birds.
They also:
• provide shelter for young fish
• help to improve the clarity of the water
• help stabilise lake shore banks
• reduce the amount of sediment being suspended in the water
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) monitors these aquatic plants at more than 10,000 sites in over 200 lakes once every three years.
On 17 and 18 June 2020 the EPA held its National Water Event as an online conference.
This year's theme was 'Restoring our waters'.
This years event was free to attend. It was the EPA's largest water event ever, with over 1250 attending.
To everyone who joined us: thanks for attending; thanks for your probing questions; thanks for your passion; thanks for caring about our waters. We can achieve more working together.
Special thanks to all our presenters and the team who worked behind the scenes to make sure this years conference happened.
For science and stories about water quality in Ireland, check out www.catchments.ie
On 17 and 18 June 2020 the EPA held its National Water Event as an online conference.
This year's theme was 'Restoring our waters'.
This years event was free to attend. It was the EPA's largest water event ever, with over 1250 attending.
To everyone who joined us: thanks for attending; thanks for your probing questions; thanks for your passion; thanks for caring about our waters. We can achieve more working together.
Special thanks to all our presenters and the team who worked behind the scenes to make sure this years conference happened.
For science and stories about water quality in Ireland, check out www.catchments.ie
On 17 and 18 June 2020 the EPA held its National Water Event as an online conference.
This year's theme was 'Restoring our waters'.
This years event was free to attend. It was the EPA's largest water event ever, with over 1250 attending.
To everyone who joined us: thanks for attending; thanks for your probing questions; thanks for your passion; thanks for caring about our waters. We can achieve more working together.
Special thanks to all our presenters and the team who worked behind the scenes to make sure this years conference happened.
For science and stories about water quality in Ireland, check out www.catchments.ie
On 17 and 18 June 2020 the EPA held its National Water Event as an online conference.
This presentation was by Con McLaughlin, Donegal County Council and Andy Griggs, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon District Council.
This year's theme was 'Restoring our waters'.
This years event was free to attend. It was the EPA's largest water event ever, with over 1250 attending.
To everyone who joined us: thanks for attending; thanks for your probing questions; thanks for your passion; thanks for caring about our waters. We can achieve more working together.
Special thanks to all our presenters and the team who worked behind the scenes to make sure this years conference happened.
For science and stories about water quality in Ireland, check out www.catchments.ie
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2. Why worry about Particulate air
pollution?
• Adverse health effects
• Death! (Dublin 1982)
• Harvard 6 cities (Reduced Life expectancy)
• The Environment itself
3. Dublin 1982SMOG 1982 Rates
Dublin Case Fatality
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Dr Pat Goodman EPA Conference
Portlaoise Oct 2006
6. Effect of Air Pollution Control on
Mortality in Dublin
Clancy et al, Lancet
• Effect of ban on sale of • Effect on mortality
coal on air pollution in – 7% Total Mortality
Dublin – 13% Cardiovascular
– 36 g/m3 BS (-71%) – 16% Respiratory
– 11 g/m3 SO 2 (-34%) – 3% Other
7. Goodman, Rich, Zeka, Clancy and
Dockery. JAWMA 2009
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10. The Contribution of Solid Fuel
Use to Particulate and PAH Air
Pollution in Ireland
11. Collaborative Team Project
• DIT
– Project lead
– Literature Review
– Chemical Analysis
• DCC
– Site selection
– Running of monitoring networks (BS and PM)
– Staff training
• HSE
– Local management of monitoring networks
Harvard Advisor
Prof. Doug Dockery
12. Study components
• Air pollution monitoring
– PM10/2.5
– Black Smoke
• Chemical analysis of samples
– BaP and PAHs
• Literature review
• Final report
13. Monitoring site selection and
Populations (2006 CSO)
• Navan 24,851
– Has natural gas and no coal ban
• Killarney 14,603
– No natural gas, no coal ban
• Tralee 22,744
– Coal ban but no natural gas
• Letterkenny 17,586
– No coal ban and no natural gas
14. Site selection
• Have support of local HSE staff
• Local staff have been trained to change filters and
check on the equipment
• Filters are sent to DCC/DIT for weighing and
chemical analysis
• Periodic site visits by DCC and DIT staff
15. Monitoring
• Measurement of Black Smoke throughout 12
month period
• Dichot Partisols used for measurement of
PM2.5 and PM10 at chosen sites, each for a
total of 6 months
• Monitoring split to measure during both
summer and winter periods
• Chemical analysis of PM filters and a selection
of Black Smoke filters
16. Chemical Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis is being undertaken for the 7 USEPA PAH
( Benz(a)anthracene, benzo(a)
pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, chrysen
e, dibenz(a,h)fluoranthene, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene) all of
which are suspected carcinogens and known products of fossil
fuel combustion.
• The analysis is being conducted using High Performance
Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with diode array and
programmable fluorescence detectors in series. Fluorescence
excitation and emission wavelengths will be optimised for
each PAH using PAH standards.
22. PAH Analysis
Sample Treatment
• Extraction: filter sonicated for 60 min in 30 ml acetonitrile
• Volume Reduction: Turbovap at 40oC to 0.5 ml followed by
addition of internal standard (B(e)P) and made up to 1 ml.
• Analysis: HPLC with fluorescence detection
23. Interim Results
• Monitoring is not completed yet
• Data presented is based on a data gathered to
date (but not on a full year)
24. Town A B C D Dublin
Units all μgm-3
PM2.5
Average 14 7 14 5 11
Max 62 47 51 53 51
PM10
Average 46 11 19 22 14
Max 313 62 53 203 48
BS
Average 15 5 5 4 4
Max 32 34 25 21 32
25. PAH TEF Value in relation
to upcoming legislated limit during episodes
4.5
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PAH - TEF Value
3
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Urban Site
26. PAH Toxic Equivalency Factor Maximum Episodic Concentrations Determined (ngm-3)
(unitless)*
Site A Site B Site C Site D
Date of event: Date of event: 30/03/2011 Date of event: 03/04/2011 Date of event: 15/12/2011
15/07/2011
B(a)P 1.0 12.8 1.99 1.77 1.72
B(a)Anth 0.1 ND 0.20 ND 0.86
Chrys 0.01 ND 0.59 ND 0.42
B(b)Fl 0.1 12.9 2.07 0.21 3.26
B(k)Fl 0.1 5.6 0.33 0.41 0.84
Dibenz 1.0 ND ND ND ND
TEF Value (B(a)P) 13.49 2.26 1.83 2.22
(ngm-3)
27. Overlay of Filter Extract and PAH standard
Letterkenny pm2.5 14/10/2011
B(a)P
50 ppb PAH Standard
28. Overlay of Filter Extract and PAH standard
Letterkenny pm2.5 5/11/2011
Estimated at ~350ppb
B(a)P
50 ppb Standard
29. Issues and Problems
• Initial filters were faulty
• PM2.5-PM10 fraction need to do batch
analysis to for PAH work
• HPLC is limited, GC mass spec ordered
• Exploring possibility of x-Ray flour with Prof
Dockery
30. Discussion and Conclusions
• Work is ongoing, final report due end Nov
2012
• Some PM levels giving cause for concern
• As data is interim more detailed analysis
incorporating meteorological data is needed
• Domestic heating is most likely the source of
the higher levels observed