A workshop was held at the American Petroleum Institute in Washington, D.C. to discuss the scope and objectives of a new NARSTO assessment of the technical challenges of implementing the concept of accountability under a multi-pollutant air-quality management framework. Materials from the workshop can be found here.
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Understanding the relationship between exposure to ambient aerosols and adverse effects on human health is a key link in the accountability chain. The purpose of this workshop was to 1) review the state of knowledge about the health effects of organic aerosols, 2) identify key knowledge gaps, 3) stimulate discussion between the health and atmospheric science research communities regarding organic aerosols and their effects, and 4) establish research priorities to fill these gaps. Materials from the workshop can be found by clicking
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A meeting of Lead Authors for the NARSTO multi-pollutant accountability assessment was held in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The agenda, a list of participants, and presentations from the meeting can be found here.
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A panel discussion on measuring the effectiveness of air quality management actions was held at the June 2007 annual meeting of the AWMA. Presentations by the panel members can be found here.
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A workshop on modeling issues in multi-pollutant air quality management was held in Denver on July 18. Several presentations from the workshop are available below. These presentations include Christian Seigneur on air quality modeling, Doug Burns and Tom Clair on ecosystem models, and Ivar Tombach on multi-pollutant modeling for visibility.
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