WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:

The goal of the workshop was to bring together state and local air quality monitoring staff to share information and learn about what is new in monitoring.  Updates were provided by both the state and local agencies .  

Due to scheduling issues the  workshop was cancelled and rescheduled as a series of three webinars.  The webinars covered the following:

April 12:  Committee Coordination 

Agency Roundtable Updates

April 13:  BAMS Review and Discussion &  Important Issues on the National Scene 

North Carolina and Allegheny Co., PA BAM Monitor Performance
CASAC, National Air Monitoring Steering Committee and IMPROVE Steering Committee Updates

Roundtable Write Ups

Please note that the presentations below include those that were not presented via webinar.

OAQPS Update on Emerging Issues
Lewis Weinstock, EPA OAQPS

Continuous Monitoring for PM Species
Beth Oswald, EPA OAQPS

Recent & Upcoming Activities of the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee
George Allen, NESCAUM

National Monitoring Steering Committee Update
Charlie Pietarinen, NJ

IMPROVE Updates
David Krask, MD

Lead (Pb) Monitoring Methods Update
Joann Rice, EPA OAPQS

Lead (Pb) Monitoring Revisions
Kevin Cavender, EPA OAQPS

Near-Road Monitoring
Nealson Watkins, EPA OAQPS

North Carolina BAM Monitor Performance
Wayne Cornelius, NC

Allegheny County BAM PM2.5 Monitor Performance
Jason Maranche, Allegheny County

Ambient Air QA
Dennis Crumpler, EPA OAQPS

PAMS Data Analysis
Kevin Cavender, EPA OAQPS

This presentation was presented on May 18, 2011 at the Maryland Department of the Environment.

Ozone Measurement Traceability with the NIST Standard Reference Photometer
James E. Norris, NIST

If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact Alice Lutrey at alutrey(at)marama.org or Joan Walstrum at jwalstrum(at)marama.org or 443-901-1882.