This document lists over 30 presentations given by Alex Cuclis between 2009-2016 on topics related to air quality, emissions measurement techniques, greenhouse gases, and remote sensing. The presentations were delivered to universities, government agencies, and industry conferences. The list demonstrates that Cuclis was a frequent speaker on issues involving monitoring air pollutants and estimating emissions from industrial facilities like refineries.
The document summarizes multiple studies of vapor intrusion at Buildings 15 and 17 at Moffett Field in California. Indoor air sampling found the highest concentrations of TCE and cis-1,2-DCE between September 2003 and March 2004, with peaks in December 2003-February 2004. Concentrations correlated with temperature and barometric pressure variations. Building 15 sampling found monthly median indoor air concentrations ranging from 0.25 to 1.5 μg/m3 TCE. The studies provide longitudinal data on vapor intrusion at the site over varying environmental conditions.
This document discusses the ethical dilemmas that businesses face regarding environmental protection and profitability. It uses a hypothetical scenario of an investor considering three oil refineries to invest in. The most profitable refinery, owned by Joe, also has the worst pollution problems and questionable ethics. Terry's refinery has the best environmental reputation but lacks business practicality. Karen's refinery seems to strike a balance. The document examines how the current economic system can reward companies that pollute the most by allowing them to offer the lowest costs. It aims to propose alternative systems that incentivize companies to compete for the best environmental performance.
This document provides details about a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on improving characterization of anthropogenic methane emissions in the United States. It includes information about accessing the full PDF report, contributors to the report, the committee that authored the report, and organizations that supported the study. The report examines approaches to measuring, monitoring and developing inventories of methane emissions with the goal of improving accuracy and verifiability of U.S. methane emissions inventories.
Michael C. Block has extensive experience presenting on and publishing documents related to emissions testing and reduction technologies. Some of his presentations include discussing emissions testing of EnerTeck's EnerBurn fuel additive on marine vessels and construction equipment. He has also organized and moderated panels on federal and state emissions mandates. His publications include reports on portable emissions testing of vehicles and equipment as well as strategic technology assessments of emissions reduction measures.
Wesley John Kolar is seeking a leadership position in Environmental Health and Safety that allows him to employ his experience in safety areas. He has over 20 years of experience at the University of Georgia in various safety roles, including as a Radiation Safety Specialist, HazMat Operations Coordinator, and Advanced Disaster Life Support Instructor. He has extensive expertise in hazardous materials response and safety training. Kolar also has qualifications as a hazmat technician and radiation specialist and has responded to over 200 hazardous materials situations on and off campus.
This document contains the biographical details of Tianxing Cai including his educational background, awards, publications, conference proceedings, and selected conference presentations. Tianxing Cai is a faculty member in the Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. His research focuses on optimization methods to minimize environmental impacts from industrial operations including chemical plants and energy networks. He has over 15 journal publications and conference proceedings and has presented his work at numerous national and international conferences.
This document provides an abstract for a study conducted by MIT on the future of natural gas. The study was sponsored by several organizations and had an advisory committee. The study group consisted of researchers from MIT who analyzed the role of natural gas in a carbon-constrained world. The study found that natural gas resources, particularly shale gas in North America, could be developed at relatively low cost. Natural gas is likely to play an expanded role in the energy system in a carbon-constrained world by substituting for coal and oil in various sectors. The study also examined uncertainties around climate policy and the evolution of gas markets.
Committee on the Status and Future Directions in U.S Weather Modification Res...ssuserd9c442
The report provides an assessment of the current state of weather modification research and operations in the United States. While observing and modeling capabilities have advanced, little progress has been made in applying these tools to answer fundamental questions about weather modification. Every prior National Academies assessment found a lack of scientific proof that cloud seeding works, and called for dedicated research to address basic uncertainties, but such an effort has not occurred. The report examines new measurement technologies and modeling advances, and identifies critical uncertainties still limiting the ability to modify weather in a scientifically demonstrable manner. It concludes that significant progress depends on sustained research applying modern tools to key cloud and precipitation processes.
The document summarizes multiple studies of vapor intrusion at Buildings 15 and 17 at Moffett Field in California. Indoor air sampling found the highest concentrations of TCE and cis-1,2-DCE between September 2003 and March 2004, with peaks in December 2003-February 2004. Concentrations correlated with temperature and barometric pressure variations. Building 15 sampling found monthly median indoor air concentrations ranging from 0.25 to 1.5 μg/m3 TCE. The studies provide longitudinal data on vapor intrusion at the site over varying environmental conditions.
This document discusses the ethical dilemmas that businesses face regarding environmental protection and profitability. It uses a hypothetical scenario of an investor considering three oil refineries to invest in. The most profitable refinery, owned by Joe, also has the worst pollution problems and questionable ethics. Terry's refinery has the best environmental reputation but lacks business practicality. Karen's refinery seems to strike a balance. The document examines how the current economic system can reward companies that pollute the most by allowing them to offer the lowest costs. It aims to propose alternative systems that incentivize companies to compete for the best environmental performance.
This document provides details about a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on improving characterization of anthropogenic methane emissions in the United States. It includes information about accessing the full PDF report, contributors to the report, the committee that authored the report, and organizations that supported the study. The report examines approaches to measuring, monitoring and developing inventories of methane emissions with the goal of improving accuracy and verifiability of U.S. methane emissions inventories.
Michael C. Block has extensive experience presenting on and publishing documents related to emissions testing and reduction technologies. Some of his presentations include discussing emissions testing of EnerTeck's EnerBurn fuel additive on marine vessels and construction equipment. He has also organized and moderated panels on federal and state emissions mandates. His publications include reports on portable emissions testing of vehicles and equipment as well as strategic technology assessments of emissions reduction measures.
Wesley John Kolar is seeking a leadership position in Environmental Health and Safety that allows him to employ his experience in safety areas. He has over 20 years of experience at the University of Georgia in various safety roles, including as a Radiation Safety Specialist, HazMat Operations Coordinator, and Advanced Disaster Life Support Instructor. He has extensive expertise in hazardous materials response and safety training. Kolar also has qualifications as a hazmat technician and radiation specialist and has responded to over 200 hazardous materials situations on and off campus.
This document contains the biographical details of Tianxing Cai including his educational background, awards, publications, conference proceedings, and selected conference presentations. Tianxing Cai is a faculty member in the Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. His research focuses on optimization methods to minimize environmental impacts from industrial operations including chemical plants and energy networks. He has over 15 journal publications and conference proceedings and has presented his work at numerous national and international conferences.
This document provides an abstract for a study conducted by MIT on the future of natural gas. The study was sponsored by several organizations and had an advisory committee. The study group consisted of researchers from MIT who analyzed the role of natural gas in a carbon-constrained world. The study found that natural gas resources, particularly shale gas in North America, could be developed at relatively low cost. Natural gas is likely to play an expanded role in the energy system in a carbon-constrained world by substituting for coal and oil in various sectors. The study also examined uncertainties around climate policy and the evolution of gas markets.
Committee on the Status and Future Directions in U.S Weather Modification Res...ssuserd9c442
The report provides an assessment of the current state of weather modification research and operations in the United States. While observing and modeling capabilities have advanced, little progress has been made in applying these tools to answer fundamental questions about weather modification. Every prior National Academies assessment found a lack of scientific proof that cloud seeding works, and called for dedicated research to address basic uncertainties, but such an effort has not occurred. The report examines new measurement technologies and modeling advances, and identifies critical uncertainties still limiting the ability to modify weather in a scientifically demonstrable manner. It concludes that significant progress depends on sustained research applying modern tools to key cloud and precipitation processes.
This document provides information about the 45th Spring Conference of the American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. The conference will take place in downtown Austin and will address the latest developments in environmental, energy, and natural resource law through panel discussions, breakout sessions, and presentations from government agencies and experts. Topics will include recent Supreme Court cases, enforcement priorities, endangered species issues, and challenges relating to drought, agriculture, and food security. The conference aims to help attorneys keep their practice current on key legal issues.
Hunt-Gary Publications _Updated July 2015Gary Hunt
This document lists Gary T. Hunt's publications, which include journal articles, book chapters, newsletters, conference presentations, and more. Some of his most notable publications are journal articles on characterizing organic interferences in air sampling adsorbents, monitoring PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air, and atmospheric concentrations of PCDDs/PCDFs. He has also authored or co-authored book chapters on techniques for recovering trace organic compounds from water and air, and potential contamination from synthetic adsorbents. His work focuses on analyzing organic pollutants in air and water samples using analytical techniques like chromatography.
Dr. Daniel Campbell is a principal research scientist with over 30 years of experience in organic chemistry, materials science, and sensor design. He received his PhD in organic chemistry from Georgia Tech in 1982. Currently, he is the chief science officer at Lumense, Inc, where he leads research in developing integrated optic sensors for chemical and biological detection. Previously, he held positions at Georgia Tech where he conducted research in areas such as organic synthesis, polymers, and sensor fabrication. He holds several patents related to chemical sensor design and has authored over 50 publications and conference presentations in the field of chemical sensors.
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The document summarizes research on the effect of urbanization on wildlife in three major Texas cities: Austin, Dallas, and Houston. Air and water pollution data was collected and compared, finding Austin had the best air and water quality while Dallas and Houston respectively had the worst. Research on the effects of highways showed they fragment habitats and increase wildlife-vehicle collisions. The recommendation is to increase public education on pollution impacts and build more wildlife crossings over highways to improve habitat connectivity.
How Health Related Issues Are Likely To Drive Dispersion Modeling Over The Ne...BREEZE Software
This document discusses trends in dispersion modeling over the next decade driven by health-related issues. It summarizes that modeling will focus more on aggregations of sources and long-range transport due to secondary pollutants rather than individual sources. Models will need to use gridded meteorological data from networks to properly simulate atmospheric chemistry, turbulence, and pollutant transport over hundreds of kilometers. There will be greater international cooperation on developing models to help assess public policy options and improve air quality worldwide.
This document provides a curriculum vitae for Andrew D. Jones, Jr. that outlines his extensive education and professional experience in applied mathematics, scientific computing, and materials processing. He has over 30 years of experience as a professor of mathematics, researcher, and principal investigator on over $1.5 million in research grants. His areas of specialization include gas-solid composite materials processing and scientific computing with a focus on multi-scale mathematical modeling and simulation.
This document proposes safe and just boundaries for key aspects of the Earth system like climate, biosphere, water and nutrients in order to maintain stability and support human well-being. It analyzes seven global boundaries related to these Earth systems and finds that humanity has already exceeded boundaries for climate change, biosphere integrity, land-system change, freshwater use, and atmospheric particulate matter pollution. The document argues these boundaries must consider both Earth system resilience and minimizing harm to humans, taking into account justice for future generations, communities and individuals.
This document summarizes the 2015 Texas Energy Innovation Challenge competition held by Power Across Texas. The competition challenged interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative and economically viable solutions for managing water produced during hydraulic fracturing operations. University of Houston won first place for their pipeline technology proposal. Other top finishers were Texas Tech University in second place, University of Texas at Austin in third place, University of Texas at El Paso in fourth place, and Texas A&M University in fifth place. The competition aimed to address the growing issue of water management in Texas' oil and gas industry.
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, organizes, analyzes and shares information that sparks discoveries that improve the lives of people everywhere. We are a global team of scientists and technologists who offer broad-based solutions that drive discovery and provide deep insights for the scientific enterprise. These breakthroughs lead to innovations that range from product improvements to revelations that solve some of the world’s biggest problems in areas such as the treatment of disease, sustainable energy, and the world’s food supply. Together, we will do great things.
Identification of unknowns in mass spectrometry based non-targeted analyses (NTA) requires the integration of complementary pieces of data to arrive at a confident, consensus structure. Researchers use chemical reference databases, spectral matching, fragment prediction tools, retention time prediction tools, and a variety of other data to arrive at tentative, probable, and confirmed, if possible, identifications. With the diverse, robust data contained within the US EPA’s CompTox Chemistry Dashboard (https://comptox.epa.gov), the goal of this research is to identify and implement a harmonized identification tool and workflow using previously generated chemistry data. Data has been compiled from product use, functional use prediction models, environmental media occurrence prediction models, and PubMed references, among other sources. We will report on our development of a visualization tool whereby users can visualize the relative contribution of identification-based metrics on a list of candidate structures and observe the greatest likelihood of occurrence. These data and visualization tools support NTA identification via the Dashboard and demonstrate an open, accessible tool for all users of HRMS data. This abstract does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
This curriculum vitae summarizes Lauren Hartzell Nichols' academic employment and education history. She is currently an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington where she has held various teaching positions since 2009. Her primary areas of research and teaching are in climate ethics and environmental ethics. She received her PhD from Stanford University in 2009 and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on topics related to the precautionary principle and climate change policy.
This curriculum vitae summarizes the professional experience and qualifications of Jean-François Lamarque. He received his PhD in 1993 from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. His thesis focused on mass transport and potential vorticity budget in a simulated tropopause folding. He has worked as a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research since 2013, focusing on atmospheric chemistry and climate modeling. He has extensive experience serving on international science committees and organizing workshops in chemistry-climate interactions.
This document is a student assignment on ways air conditioning systems can enhance green technology. It contains an introduction to green technology and the effects of air conditioning. It then discusses five ways air conditioning can be made more environmentally friendly:
1) Using propane as a refrigerant which is more efficient and does not harm the ozone layer.
2) Ice Bear technology which makes ice at night and uses it to provide cooling during the day, reducing energy use.
3) VAV systems which precisely control airflow to rooms, improving efficiency.
4) Inverter air conditioners which use variable compressor speeds to precisely control temperature and reduce energy consumption.
5) Hydronic radiant systems which
This document provides a list of over 50 environmental, climate, energy, and sustainability conferences taking place between May and September 2016. The conferences cover topics such as ecosystem restoration, nonpoint source pollution, brownfields remediation, water resources, renewable energy, climate change strategies, and hazardous waste management. Many of the conferences are hosted by professional organizations and will be held in locations across the United States and some international locations.
The document is a curriculum vitae for Janelle Rios, PhD. It summarizes her education, including undergraduate and graduate degrees from North Lake College, Southern Methodist University, and The University of Texas School of Public Health. It lists her current appointment as Faculty Associate and Director of Continuing Education and Outreach at UTHealth School of Public Health, and Deputy Director of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. It provides an overview of her previous appointments, currently and previously funded projects, publications, honors, invited presentations, and presentations in academic courses.
Scientific federation welcomes you to attend the 3rd World Summit on Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology which is going to be held in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation during June 15-16, 2020. We cordially invite all the participants who are interested in sharing their knowledge and research in the area of Toxicology & Pharmacology.
Toxicology-2020 anticipates more than 300+ participants around the globe with thought provoking plenary sessions, keynote lectures, Oral Presentations and Poster Presentations. The attending delegates include International Editorial Board Members of related International Journals. This is an excellent opportunity for the delegates from international Universities and Institutes to interact with the world class Scientists.
This will bring together world leaders in their respective fields in the fascinating environment of Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. Toxicology-2020 Conference is to explore on Current issues of Probing the Opportunities and Lucid Technologies in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. The main purpose of the Toxicology-2020 is to promote unique research and real-world Influence in an atmosphere of true international cooperation between international researches by bringing together new pharmacological and toxicological information again the world class scientists, International Communities and Industrial heads to discuss the latest developments and innovations in the fields of Toxicology & Pharmacology with colleagues from different countries and other parts of Russian Federation.
This document summarizes a study that characterized pollution transport into Texas using satellite data from OMI and TES, as well as GIS, in situ measurements, and HYSPLIT back trajectory analyses. The study found that for most dates and altitudes, air pollutants over Texas originated from remote sources like the Gulf of Mexico, Southeast USA, Midwest USA, and Mexico. Satellite data showed elevated ozone and nitrogen dioxide levels in eastern Texas that matched the remote pollution transport found in modeling. The study concludes that state air quality plans should consider both local and remote pollution sources to better comply with EPA standards.
Conference Series LLC Conferences invites all the participants from all over the world to attend 5th
World Congress on Petrochemistry and Chemical Engineering December 05-07, 2016 Phoenix,
Arizona, USA which includes prompt keynote presentations, Oral talks, Poster presentations and
Exhibitions.
Conference Highlights
• Geology & Exploration
• Reservoir Characterisation
• Drilling & Well Operations
• Process Technology
• Chemical Applications
• Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery
• Pipelines & Transportation
• Onshore/Offshore Support
• Upstream/Downstream & Midstream
Integration
• Unconventional Resources
• Gas Supply & Gas Technology
• Sustainable Energy
• Health, Safety, and Environment
• Catalysis and many more!!
By age 18, the lungs of many children who grow up in smoggy ar.docxRAHUL126667
By age 18, the lungs of many children who grow up in smoggy areas are underdeveloped and will likely
never recover, according to a study by Keck School of Medicine researchers in the New England Journal of
Medicine.
Health [/category/health/]
USC study links smoggy air to
lung damage in children
BY Alicia Di Rado [/author/alicia-di-rado/] SEPTEMBER 17, 2004
The research is part of the Children’s Health Study, the longest investigation ever into air
pollution and kids’ health. Between 1993 and 2001, study scientists from the Keck School
tracked levels of major pollutants in 12 Southern California communities while following
the pulmonary health of 1,759 children as they progressed from 4th grade to 12th grade.
The 12 communities included some of the most polluted areas in the greater Los Angeles
basin, as well as several low-pollution sites outside the area.
Keck School researchers previously found that children who were exposed to more air
pollution scored more poorly on respiratory tests. In this latest study, published in the
Sept. 9 issue of the journal, researchers analyzed the same children’s respiratory health at
age 18, when lungs are almost completely mature.
“Teenagers in smoggy communities were nearly five times as likely to have clinically low
lung function, compared to teens living in low-pollution communities,” explained W.
James Gauderman, associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School and lead
author of the study.
He said that people with clinically low lung function have less than 80 percent of the lung
function expected for their age�a significant deficit that would raise concerns during a
doctor’s exam.
“When we began the study 10 years ago, we had no idea we would find effects on the lung
this serious,” said John Peters, Hastings Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Keck
School, director of the Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center, and
senior author of the study.
https://news.usc.edu/category/health/
https://news.usc.edu/author/alicia-di-rado/
Study technicians traveled to participating schools every year and tested children’s lung
function, a measure of how well their lungs work. As an example, someone with sub-par
lung function cannot exhale and blow up a balloon as quickly or as big as someone with
good lung function.
Researchers correlated the students’ lung health measurements with levels of air
pollutants monitored in the communities during the same time period.
They found greater deficits in lung development in teenagers who lived in communities
with higher average levels of nitrogen dioxide, acid vapor, particulate matter with a
diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers (about a tenth the diameter of a human hair) and
elemental carbon.
“These are pollutants that all derive from vehicle emissions and the combustion of fossil
fuels,” said Gauderman.
Deficits in lung function have both short- and long-term effects. “If a child or young adult
with low lung function were t ...
This document provides information about the 45th Spring Conference of the American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. The conference will take place in downtown Austin and will address the latest developments in environmental, energy, and natural resource law through panel discussions, breakout sessions, and presentations from government agencies and experts. Topics will include recent Supreme Court cases, enforcement priorities, endangered species issues, and challenges relating to drought, agriculture, and food security. The conference aims to help attorneys keep their practice current on key legal issues.
Hunt-Gary Publications _Updated July 2015Gary Hunt
This document lists Gary T. Hunt's publications, which include journal articles, book chapters, newsletters, conference presentations, and more. Some of his most notable publications are journal articles on characterizing organic interferences in air sampling adsorbents, monitoring PCDDs/PCDFs in ambient air, and atmospheric concentrations of PCDDs/PCDFs. He has also authored or co-authored book chapters on techniques for recovering trace organic compounds from water and air, and potential contamination from synthetic adsorbents. His work focuses on analyzing organic pollutants in air and water samples using analytical techniques like chromatography.
Dr. Daniel Campbell is a principal research scientist with over 30 years of experience in organic chemistry, materials science, and sensor design. He received his PhD in organic chemistry from Georgia Tech in 1982. Currently, he is the chief science officer at Lumense, Inc, where he leads research in developing integrated optic sensors for chemical and biological detection. Previously, he held positions at Georgia Tech where he conducted research in areas such as organic synthesis, polymers, and sensor fabrication. He holds several patents related to chemical sensor design and has authored over 50 publications and conference presentations in the field of chemical sensors.
Taleena French Recommendation Presentation Taleena French
The document summarizes research on the effect of urbanization on wildlife in three major Texas cities: Austin, Dallas, and Houston. Air and water pollution data was collected and compared, finding Austin had the best air and water quality while Dallas and Houston respectively had the worst. Research on the effects of highways showed they fragment habitats and increase wildlife-vehicle collisions. The recommendation is to increase public education on pollution impacts and build more wildlife crossings over highways to improve habitat connectivity.
How Health Related Issues Are Likely To Drive Dispersion Modeling Over The Ne...BREEZE Software
This document discusses trends in dispersion modeling over the next decade driven by health-related issues. It summarizes that modeling will focus more on aggregations of sources and long-range transport due to secondary pollutants rather than individual sources. Models will need to use gridded meteorological data from networks to properly simulate atmospheric chemistry, turbulence, and pollutant transport over hundreds of kilometers. There will be greater international cooperation on developing models to help assess public policy options and improve air quality worldwide.
This document provides a curriculum vitae for Andrew D. Jones, Jr. that outlines his extensive education and professional experience in applied mathematics, scientific computing, and materials processing. He has over 30 years of experience as a professor of mathematics, researcher, and principal investigator on over $1.5 million in research grants. His areas of specialization include gas-solid composite materials processing and scientific computing with a focus on multi-scale mathematical modeling and simulation.
This document proposes safe and just boundaries for key aspects of the Earth system like climate, biosphere, water and nutrients in order to maintain stability and support human well-being. It analyzes seven global boundaries related to these Earth systems and finds that humanity has already exceeded boundaries for climate change, biosphere integrity, land-system change, freshwater use, and atmospheric particulate matter pollution. The document argues these boundaries must consider both Earth system resilience and minimizing harm to humans, taking into account justice for future generations, communities and individuals.
This document summarizes the 2015 Texas Energy Innovation Challenge competition held by Power Across Texas. The competition challenged interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative and economically viable solutions for managing water produced during hydraulic fracturing operations. University of Houston won first place for their pipeline technology proposal. Other top finishers were Texas Tech University in second place, University of Texas at Austin in third place, University of Texas at El Paso in fourth place, and Texas A&M University in fifth place. The competition aimed to address the growing issue of water management in Texas' oil and gas industry.
CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, organizes, analyzes and shares information that sparks discoveries that improve the lives of people everywhere. We are a global team of scientists and technologists who offer broad-based solutions that drive discovery and provide deep insights for the scientific enterprise. These breakthroughs lead to innovations that range from product improvements to revelations that solve some of the world’s biggest problems in areas such as the treatment of disease, sustainable energy, and the world’s food supply. Together, we will do great things.
Identification of unknowns in mass spectrometry based non-targeted analyses (NTA) requires the integration of complementary pieces of data to arrive at a confident, consensus structure. Researchers use chemical reference databases, spectral matching, fragment prediction tools, retention time prediction tools, and a variety of other data to arrive at tentative, probable, and confirmed, if possible, identifications. With the diverse, robust data contained within the US EPA’s CompTox Chemistry Dashboard (https://comptox.epa.gov), the goal of this research is to identify and implement a harmonized identification tool and workflow using previously generated chemistry data. Data has been compiled from product use, functional use prediction models, environmental media occurrence prediction models, and PubMed references, among other sources. We will report on our development of a visualization tool whereby users can visualize the relative contribution of identification-based metrics on a list of candidate structures and observe the greatest likelihood of occurrence. These data and visualization tools support NTA identification via the Dashboard and demonstrate an open, accessible tool for all users of HRMS data. This abstract does not necessarily represent the views or policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
This curriculum vitae summarizes Lauren Hartzell Nichols' academic employment and education history. She is currently an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington where she has held various teaching positions since 2009. Her primary areas of research and teaching are in climate ethics and environmental ethics. She received her PhD from Stanford University in 2009 and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on topics related to the precautionary principle and climate change policy.
This curriculum vitae summarizes the professional experience and qualifications of Jean-François Lamarque. He received his PhD in 1993 from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. His thesis focused on mass transport and potential vorticity budget in a simulated tropopause folding. He has worked as a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research since 2013, focusing on atmospheric chemistry and climate modeling. He has extensive experience serving on international science committees and organizing workshops in chemistry-climate interactions.
This document is a student assignment on ways air conditioning systems can enhance green technology. It contains an introduction to green technology and the effects of air conditioning. It then discusses five ways air conditioning can be made more environmentally friendly:
1) Using propane as a refrigerant which is more efficient and does not harm the ozone layer.
2) Ice Bear technology which makes ice at night and uses it to provide cooling during the day, reducing energy use.
3) VAV systems which precisely control airflow to rooms, improving efficiency.
4) Inverter air conditioners which use variable compressor speeds to precisely control temperature and reduce energy consumption.
5) Hydronic radiant systems which
This document provides a list of over 50 environmental, climate, energy, and sustainability conferences taking place between May and September 2016. The conferences cover topics such as ecosystem restoration, nonpoint source pollution, brownfields remediation, water resources, renewable energy, climate change strategies, and hazardous waste management. Many of the conferences are hosted by professional organizations and will be held in locations across the United States and some international locations.
The document is a curriculum vitae for Janelle Rios, PhD. It summarizes her education, including undergraduate and graduate degrees from North Lake College, Southern Methodist University, and The University of Texas School of Public Health. It lists her current appointment as Faculty Associate and Director of Continuing Education and Outreach at UTHealth School of Public Health, and Deputy Director of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. It provides an overview of her previous appointments, currently and previously funded projects, publications, honors, invited presentations, and presentations in academic courses.
Scientific federation welcomes you to attend the 3rd World Summit on Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology which is going to be held in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation during June 15-16, 2020. We cordially invite all the participants who are interested in sharing their knowledge and research in the area of Toxicology & Pharmacology.
Toxicology-2020 anticipates more than 300+ participants around the globe with thought provoking plenary sessions, keynote lectures, Oral Presentations and Poster Presentations. The attending delegates include International Editorial Board Members of related International Journals. This is an excellent opportunity for the delegates from international Universities and Institutes to interact with the world class Scientists.
This will bring together world leaders in their respective fields in the fascinating environment of Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. Toxicology-2020 Conference is to explore on Current issues of Probing the Opportunities and Lucid Technologies in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. The main purpose of the Toxicology-2020 is to promote unique research and real-world Influence in an atmosphere of true international cooperation between international researches by bringing together new pharmacological and toxicological information again the world class scientists, International Communities and Industrial heads to discuss the latest developments and innovations in the fields of Toxicology & Pharmacology with colleagues from different countries and other parts of Russian Federation.
This document summarizes a study that characterized pollution transport into Texas using satellite data from OMI and TES, as well as GIS, in situ measurements, and HYSPLIT back trajectory analyses. The study found that for most dates and altitudes, air pollutants over Texas originated from remote sources like the Gulf of Mexico, Southeast USA, Midwest USA, and Mexico. Satellite data showed elevated ozone and nitrogen dioxide levels in eastern Texas that matched the remote pollution transport found in modeling. The study concludes that state air quality plans should consider both local and remote pollution sources to better comply with EPA standards.
Conference Series LLC Conferences invites all the participants from all over the world to attend 5th
World Congress on Petrochemistry and Chemical Engineering December 05-07, 2016 Phoenix,
Arizona, USA which includes prompt keynote presentations, Oral talks, Poster presentations and
Exhibitions.
Conference Highlights
• Geology & Exploration
• Reservoir Characterisation
• Drilling & Well Operations
• Process Technology
• Chemical Applications
• Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery
• Pipelines & Transportation
• Onshore/Offshore Support
• Upstream/Downstream & Midstream
Integration
• Unconventional Resources
• Gas Supply & Gas Technology
• Sustainable Energy
• Health, Safety, and Environment
• Catalysis and many more!!
By age 18, the lungs of many children who grow up in smoggy ar.docxRAHUL126667
By age 18, the lungs of many children who grow up in smoggy areas are underdeveloped and will likely
never recover, according to a study by Keck School of Medicine researchers in the New England Journal of
Medicine.
Health [/category/health/]
USC study links smoggy air to
lung damage in children
BY Alicia Di Rado [/author/alicia-di-rado/] SEPTEMBER 17, 2004
The research is part of the Children’s Health Study, the longest investigation ever into air
pollution and kids’ health. Between 1993 and 2001, study scientists from the Keck School
tracked levels of major pollutants in 12 Southern California communities while following
the pulmonary health of 1,759 children as they progressed from 4th grade to 12th grade.
The 12 communities included some of the most polluted areas in the greater Los Angeles
basin, as well as several low-pollution sites outside the area.
Keck School researchers previously found that children who were exposed to more air
pollution scored more poorly on respiratory tests. In this latest study, published in the
Sept. 9 issue of the journal, researchers analyzed the same children’s respiratory health at
age 18, when lungs are almost completely mature.
“Teenagers in smoggy communities were nearly five times as likely to have clinically low
lung function, compared to teens living in low-pollution communities,” explained W.
James Gauderman, associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School and lead
author of the study.
He said that people with clinically low lung function have less than 80 percent of the lung
function expected for their age�a significant deficit that would raise concerns during a
doctor’s exam.
“When we began the study 10 years ago, we had no idea we would find effects on the lung
this serious,” said John Peters, Hastings Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Keck
School, director of the Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center, and
senior author of the study.
https://news.usc.edu/category/health/
https://news.usc.edu/author/alicia-di-rado/
Study technicians traveled to participating schools every year and tested children’s lung
function, a measure of how well their lungs work. As an example, someone with sub-par
lung function cannot exhale and blow up a balloon as quickly or as big as someone with
good lung function.
Researchers correlated the students’ lung health measurements with levels of air
pollutants monitored in the communities during the same time period.
They found greater deficits in lung development in teenagers who lived in communities
with higher average levels of nitrogen dioxide, acid vapor, particulate matter with a
diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers (about a tenth the diameter of a human hair) and
elemental carbon.
“These are pollutants that all derive from vehicle emissions and the combustion of fossil
fuels,” said Gauderman.
Deficits in lung function have both short- and long-term effects. “If a child or young adult
with low lung function were t ...
By age 18, the lungs of many children who grow up in smoggy ar.docx
PresentationList
1. List
of
Presentations
by
Alex
Cuclis
“Air
Quality
in
Houston”,
Advanced
Sustainable
Design
class
at
Rice
University,
course
instructor
Jim
Blackburn,
Houston,
Texas,
April
7,
2016.
“Introduction
to
the
Fluxsense
Presentation
on
Solar
Occultation
Flux”,
Houston-‐Galveston
Area
Council,
Houston,
Texas,
February
22,
2016.
“VOC
Flux
Measurements
with
DIAL
and
SOF”,
Regional
Air
Quality
Planning
Advisory
Committee,
Houston-‐Galveston
Area
Council,
Houston,
Texas,
October
29,
2015.
“HARC’s
Air
Quality
Program”,
Edge
Engineering
and
Science,
Houston,
Texas,
June
11,
2015.
“Fine
Particulate
Matter
in
Harris
County”,
Houston
Advanced
Research
Center,
The
Woodlands,
Texas,
December
2,
2015.
“Fine
Particulate
Matter
in
Harris
County”,
Texas
Environmental
Research
Consortium
Science
Advisory
Committee,
The
Woodlands,
Texas,
August
31,
2015.
“Solar
Occultation
Flux”,
Technology
Collaboration
Center,
Air
Quality
Technologies
Event,
Houston,
Texas,
March
26,
2015.
“Leak
Detection
for
Natural
Gas
Systems”,
moderator
of
a
panel
presentation,
HARC/GTI
Methane
Connections
Conference
in
The
Woodlands,
Texas,
September
24,
2014.
“EDF
Methane
Detection
Challenge
and
HARC/GTI
Methane
Conference”,
HARC
Board
Meeting,
Houston,
Texas,
September
11,
2014.
“Cost,
Concentrations
&
Regulations:
Using
Optical
Techniques
in
the
Oil
Field
and
at
Refineries”,
Conference
on
Lasers
and
Electro-‐Optics
(CLEO),
Sacramento,
California,
June
10,
2014.
“Harris
County
PM2.5
Emissions
Inventory
Project”,
Greater
Houston
Partnership,
Houston,
Texas
on
February
19,
2013
and
at
Regional
Air
Quality
Planning
Committee,
Houston-‐Galveston
Area
Council,
Houston,
Texas
on
October
31,
2013.
“Sustainability
and
Emissions:
VOC
Issues”,
University
of
Houston
Sustainability
Workshop,
Houston,
Texas,
February
13,
2013.
“Why
Emission
Factors
Don’t
Work
at
Refineries
and
What
to
do
about
it”,
presented
at
EPA’s
national
Emissions
Inventory
Conference,
Tampa,
Florida,
August
13-‐16,
2012.
https://www3.epa.gov/ttnchie1/conference/ei20/session7/acuclis_pres.pdf
“Estimating
and
Measuring
Emissions”,
Yates
High
School,
Houston,
Texas,
August
6,
2012.
“Monitoring
Emissions”,
Air
Alliance
Houston,
Houston,
Texas,
May
19,
2012.
“Measuring
VOCs
in
Refineries
and
Chemical
Plants”,
University
of
Houston
Law
School,
March
23,
2011.
2. List
of
Presentations
by
Alex
Cuclis
(continued)
“Sweden’s
Approach
to
Refinery
Emissions
and
their
Influence
on
the
U.S.
EPA”,
presented
at
the
National
Petrochemical
and
Refiners
Association
Environmental
Conference,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana,
September
21,
2011.
“How
Industry
Objections
to
Measuring
VOCs
with
DIAL
May
Impact
Measuring
GHGs”,
invited
speaker
at
the
National
Institute
of
Standards
and
Technology,
Baltimore,
Maryland,
September
1,
2011.
“Considerations
for
Planning
a
Monitoring
Campaign
at
a
Petrochemical
Complex:
Lessons
Learned”,
the
American
Geophysical
Union
(AGU)
conference,
San
Francisco,
California,
December
12,
2010.
“Energy
Balances
for
Nations
and
Individuals”,
AIChE
Regional
Process
Technology
Conference,
Galveston,
Texas,
October
8,
2010.
“VOC
and
GHG
Monitoring
at
Petrochemical
Plants”,
EPA
Region
VI,
Dallas,
Texas,
September
9,
2010.
“Locating
and
Measuring
VOC
Fluxes
at
Petrochemical
Plants
with
Remote
Sensors”,
MIRTHE
summer
workshop,
Rice
University,
Houston,
Texas,
August
6,
2010.
“EPA
Caterpillar
Marine
Project”,
Houston
Advanced
Research
Center,
The
Woodlands,
June
29,
2010.
“Remote
Sensing
Refinery
Pollutants”,
NASA’s
Eyes
in
the
Sky
II
Workshop,
Houston,
Texas,
June
24,
2010.
“World
Energy
Consumption
Momentum”,
Houston
Advanced
Research
Center,
The
Woodlands,
Texas,
May
4,
2010
and
Engineers
Without
Borders,
Houston,
Texas,
May
12,
2010.
“Remote
Sensing
VOCs
and
GHGs”,
Instrument
Society
of
America/Analyzer
Division,
Houston,
Texas,
December
16,
2009.
“Remote
Sensing
VOCs
and
GHGs”,
Houston
Advanced
Research
Center’s
Remote
Sensing
Workshop,
Houston,
Texas,
December
7,
2009.
“Greenhouse
Gases:
If
You’re
not
Measuring,
You’re
just
Guessing”,
Houston
Advanced
Research
Center,
The
Woodlands,
July
8,
2009.
“Potential
Formaldehyde
Sources
in
the
Houston
Ship
Channel
and
Texas
City
Industrial
Park”,
University
of
Houston,
Houston,
Texas,
May
5,
2009.
“Underestimating
Emissions
Inventories
and
Science
that
Counts”,
American
Institute
of
Chemical
Engineers’
Spring
National
Meeting,
Tampa,
Florida,
April
28,
2009.
“Underestimating
Emissions
Inventories
and
Science
that
Counts”,
presented
testimony
on
Texas
House
Bill
4582,
Austin,
Texas,
April
22,
2009.
3. List
of
Presentations
by
Alex
Cuclis
(continued)
“If
You’re
not
Measuring
then
You’re
just
Guessing:
Auditing
GHG
Emissions”,
Plenary
Speaker
at
the
International
AWMA
Greenhouse
Gas
Measurement
Conference,
San
Francisco,
California,
March
24,
2009.
“Underestimated
Emissions
Inventories
(VOCs,
Air
Toxics
and
GHGs)”,
South
Texas
Section
–
AIChE
Workshop,
Houston,
Texas,
February
7,
2009.
“Remote
Sensing:
If
You
are
not
Measuring
then
You
are
just
Guessing”,
Hot
Air
Topics
Conference,
Houston,
Texas,
January
9,
2009.
“Measure
or
Estimate
Air
Pollutants?
Measuring
Pollutants
in
2–Dimensions
and
the
Fatal
Flaws
of
Estimations:
Implications
on
Policy”,
Air
Quality
Briefing,
Legislative
Update,
The
Woodlands,
Texas,
December
1,
2008.
“Air
Quality
Priorities/Use
of
Remote
Sensing
Technologies
to
Improve
VOC
Inventories
at
Remote
Sources”,
Houston
House
Representatives
Meeting,
The
Woodlands,
July
19,
2008.
“Remote
Sensing
Technology
for
Measuring
VOC
Emissions”,
presented
at
the
Senate
Committee
on
Natural
Resources
Hearing,
The
Woodlands,
Texas,
July
8,
2008.
“Use
of
Remote
Sensing
Technologies
to
Improve
VOC
Inventories
at
Remote
Sources”,
AWMA
101st
Annual
Conference,
Portland,
Oregon,
June
26,
2008.
“Underestimated
Emissions
Inventories
(VOCs,
Air
Toxics
and
GHGs)”,
Greater
Houston
Partnership
Clean
Air
Committee,
Houston,
Texas,
May
27,
2008.
“Air
Quality
Studies
–
Texas
2000
and
2006”,
Regional
Air
Quality
Air
Task
Force
Forum,
Jacinto
City,
Texas,
March
26,
2008.
“Point
Source
Emission
Inventories:
The
Good,
the
Bad,
the
Ugly”,
EPA
Remote
Sensing
Conference,
Research
Triangle
Park,
North
Carolina,
April
1,
2008.
“Air
Quality
Studies
–
TexAQS
2006”,
Green
Drinks,
Houston,
Texas,
February
29,
2008.
“The
Billion
Dollar
Dilemma:
Under-‐Reported
Petrochemical
Pollutants”,
Engineers
Without
Borders
Engineering
Ethics
Seminar,
Houston,
Texas,
February
18
and
February
25,
2008.
Policy
and
Data
Testimony,
EPA
Refinery
MACT
Hearing,
Houston,
Texas,
November
27,
2007.
“Remote
Sensing
Point
Source
VOCs
Using
the
IR
Camera
and
More!”,
Houston
Area
Monitoring
Group
Remote
Sensing
Workshop,
November
21,
2007,
Houston,
Texas.
“Remote
Sensing
and
Emissions
Estimates”,
AWMA
Hot
Air
Topics
Conference,
Houston,
Texas,
October
29,
2007.
4. List
of
Presentations
by
Alex
Cuclis
(continued)
“TexAQS
II
and
Emission
Inventories”,
Regional
Air
Quality
Planning
Committee,
Houston,
Texas,
October
25,
2007.
“Differential
Absorption
LIDAR
(DIAL)”,
Sunoco
LDAR
Workshop,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
October
24,
2007.
“SOF/DIAL
Inter-‐Comparison
Proposal”,
Texas
Environmental
Research
Consortium
Science
Advisory
Committee
Meeting,
The
Woodlands,
Texas,
October
23,
2007.
“Air
Quality
Research
in
East
Texas”,
AWMA
Gulf
Coast
Meeting,
Houston,
Texas,
August
8,
2006.
“Measurement
Methods:
Innovative
Source
and
Flux
Measurements”,
NARSTO
Conference,
October
15,
2003,
Austin,
Texas.
“Open
Path
Spectroscopic
Techniques
to
Measure
VOC's”,
Instrument
Society
of
America,
Analyzer
Division,
Houston,
Texas,
June
18,
2003.