AIAQTP Webinars
Air Quality Webinars Archives includes recordings and resources for various training hosted by the American Indian Air Quality Training Program (AIAQTP).
Road Dust
Introduction to Managing Road Dust
Road dust from unpaved roads is a major air quality concern in many tribal communities. Dust (also called Particulate Matter (PM)) has negative impacts on health, road safety and quality of life. This webinar is the second of a series of four webinars to help tribal environmental and transportation staff to manage road dust, resulting in improved air quality.
Presenters from US Environmental Protection Agency, University of Alaska, Alaska Department Environmental Conservation, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals will provide information to help tribal environmental and transportation staff create community partnerships to:
- assess current roads,
- develop community education messages leading to behavioral changes,
- develop plans to improve road design,
- consider appropriate use of dust suppressants,
- continue with air quality assessments,
- create a dust management plan and
- identify potential funding sources.
Participants will also be introduced to a variety of online resources to help with planning for road dust management.
- Webinar #1 – Introduction to Managing Road Dust (Completed, Recording available)
- Webinar #2 – Introduction to Dust Suppressants (palliatives)
- Webinar #3 – Engaging Community Leaders in Road Dust Management
- Webinar #4 – Case Studies on Road Dust Management
Webinar #1 covers:
- Assessment of roads and capacity
- Behavioral changes
- Road design and maintenance
While the technical information from this webinar series will apply to any unpaved road, the focus of these webinars will be on Alaska communities.
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
ITEP Dust Webinar [pdf]
Youth activity guides for learning about PM:
Activity AQ-PM [pdf]
I Breath WHAT [pdf]
Up In The Air [pdf]
Presenters:
Presenter bios [pdf]
Webinar Resources:
Webinar Training Certificates and Note Taking Guide [docx]
Rural Alaska Dust Toolkit [pdf]
AQ Related Work Plan Template [pdf]
Introduction to Dust Suppressants
Road dust from unpaved roads is a major air quality concern in many tribal communities. Dust (also called Particulate Matter (PM)) has negative impacts on health, road safety and quality of life. This webinar is the second of a series of four webinars to help tribal environmental and transportation staff to manage road dust, resulting in improved air quality.
Presenters from US Environmental Protection Agency, University of Alaska, Alaska Department Environmental Conservation, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals will provide information to help tribal environmental and transportation staff create community partnerships to:
- assess current roads,
- develop community education messages leading to behavioral changes,
- develop plans to improve road design,
- consider appropriate use of dust suppressants,
- continue with air quality assessments,
- create a dust management plan and
- identify potential funding sources.
Participants will also be introduced to a variety of online resources to help with planning for road dust management.
- Webinar #1 – Introduction to Managing Road Dust (Completed, Recording available)
- Webinar #2 – Introduction to Dust Suppressants (palliatives)
- Webinar #3 – Engaging Community Leaders in Road Dust Management
- Webinar #4 – Case Studies on Road Dust Management
Webinar #2 covers:
- Dust Suppressants
- Dust monitoring
While the technical information from this webinar series will apply to any unpaved road, the focus of these webinars will be on Alaska communities.
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
ITEP Dust Webinar [pdf]
Presenters:
Presenter bios [pdf]
Webinar Resources:
Rural Alaska Dust Toolkit [pdf]
Application of Calcium Chloride [pdf]
Dust Control Field Guide [pdf]
Vocabulary [pdf]
Calcium Chloride Distributors [docx]
Sharing Community Experiences
Road dust from unpaved roads is a major air quality concern in many tribal communities. Dust (also called Particulate Matter (PM)) has negative impacts on health, road safety and quality of life. This webinar is the third in a series of four webinars to help tribal environmental and transportation staff managing road dust, resulting in improved air quality.
Presenters from Seldovia Village Tribe, Gila River Indian Community, and Ugashik Traditional Village will share experiences with dust management planning and projects. These community experiences will provide information to help tribal environmental and transportation staff create community partnerships to:
- Assess current roads.
- Develop community education messages leading to behavioral changes.
- Develop plans to improve road design.
- Consider appropriate use of dust suppressants.
- Continue with air quality assessments.
- Create a dust management plan.
- Identify potential funding sources.
- Work with multiple levels in the community to collaborate on road dust management.
Road Dust Webinar Series:
- Assess current roads.
- Develop community education messages leading to behavioral changes.
- Develop plans to improve road design.
- Consider appropriate use of dust suppressants.
Webinar #3 will focus on Sharing Community Experiences
While the technical information from this webinar series will apply to any unpaved road, the focus of these webinars will be on Alaska communities.
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Road Dust Webinar #3: Sharing Community Experiences
Presenters:
Presenter bios
Webinar Resources:
Webinar Training Certificate and Note Taking Guide for Webinar #3 [docx]
Rural Alaska Dust Toolkit [pdf]
AQ Related Work Plan Template [pdf]
GRIC Dust Mitigation Plan [pdf]
Sharing Community Experiences (Part 2)
Road dust from unpaved roads is a major air quality concern in many tribal communities. Dust (also called Particulate Matter (PM)) has negative impacts on health, road safety and quality of life. This webinar is the final webinar in a series of four webinars to help tribal environmental and transportation staff managing road dust, resulting in improved air quality.
Presenters representing the Tribal Communities of Galena, AK and Port Heiden, AK will share their experiences with dust management planning and projects. These community experiences will provide information to help tribal environmental and transportation staff create community partnerships to:
- assess current roads,
- develop community education messages leading to behavioral changes,
- develop plans to improve road design,
- consider appropriate use of dust suppressants,
- continue with air quality assessments,
- create a dust management plan,
- identify potential funding sources and,
- work with multiple levels in the community to collaborate on road dust management.
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Road Dust Webinar #4: sharing community Experiences (Part 2) [pdf]
Presenters:
Presenter bios
Webinar Resources:
Webinar Training Certificate and Note Taking Guide for Webinar #3 [docx]
Rural Alaska Dust Toolkit [pdf]
Indoor Air Quality
Developing a Tribal Indoor Air Quality Program
Improved Indoor Air Quality can result in better health outcomes for your community. Do you have community members with asthma? Do you have elders or young children in your community? Are you aware that Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is generally more polluted than outdoor air?
IAQ is a voluntary program, with limited regulations, statutes or standards, therefore, education and outreach are key to improving indoor environments and environmental health.
Why consider developing a Tribal Indoor Air Quality Program?
- To protect human health!
- Immediate return – it’s practical and tangible
- You learn about your community, build relationships and help your community members.
Webinar Topics Include:
- Incorporating IAQ into your EPA Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP)
- Examples of IAQ topics to consider
- How to use the I-GAP program for building tribal capacity that addresses IAQ
- Work Plan Template examples
- Partnerships and Resources
Presenter:
Alheli Banos-Keener, USEPA Region 9, Indoor Environments and Asthma Coordinator
Mansel A. Nelson,, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Program Manager, Indoor Air Quality in Tribal Communities
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Developing Tribal Indoor Air Programs [pptx]
Resources:
School & Home Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Newsletter [pdf]
Controlling COVID-19 Airborne Expsosure Infographic [pdf]
EWG Tipsheet COVID Cleaning Products [pdf]
If you have questions contact Mansel at Mansel.Nelson@nau.edu
ITEP Research Education on Air and Cardiovascular Health (REACH)
Improved Air Quality can result in better health outcomes for your community. Do you have community members with asthma? Are you concerned about SARS-CoV-2 exposure? Do you have elders or young children in your community? Do you use wood stoves to heat your homes? Do you experience dust in your community?
The Research Education on Air and Cardiovascular Health (REACH) program:
- Citizen Science. Develop authentic research experiences using novel PM2.5 monitors with a focus on environmental health.
- Science Communication. Build student skills, confidence and interest in science by providing opportunities for students to translate their research findings to different audiences.
- Student Mentoring. Provide engagement and mentoring activities that support student research and expose students to environmental science and environmental health careers.
- Teacher Professional Development. Provide multiple learning opportunities for teachers and pre-service teachers in order to facilitate their understanding of environmental health concepts and their successful implementation of the REACH model with students.
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Research Education on Air and Cardiovascular Health (REACH) [pdf]
Webinar Resources:
REACH recruitment form [docx]
Healthy Schools – ReOpening Schools
“Many Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) schools in the United States do not have good ventilation. This is a longstanding problem with demonstrably negative effects on student learning. We can and should act to fix this to ensure good indoor air quality for all students, educators, and school staff. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is even more important that ventilation problems in K-12 schools be addressed now. Along with other mitigation measures, improvements in ventilation in K-12 schools can decrease the risk of SARS-CoV-2 spread.” Presented by Paula Olsiewski, John Hopkins Center for Health Security, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a pioneering leader in policy and scientific research programs in the microbiology and chemistry of indoor environments.
The webinar will review the findings of a recent report that considers the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children, families, and educators and summarizes current ventilation guidelines.
www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/publications/school-ventilation
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Introduction Webinar [pdf]
School Ventilation [pdf]
Resources:
John Hopkins school ventilation [pdf]
If you have questions contact Mansel, at Mansel.Nelson@nau.edu
Air Monitoring
Introduction to Air Monitoring and Remote Professional Assistance
This webinar will provide information to tribal professionals on monitoring for the criteria pollutants and a demonstration of a remote Professional Assistance (PA) project provided by the TAMS Center. This webinar will provide an overview of the criteria pollutants, the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), monitor types, and theory of operation of air monitors. A case study will be provided by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) Air Quality program highlighting a remote PA project.
Webinar Topics:
- Introduction to criteria pollutants and the NAAQS
- Overview of FEM & FRM Air Monitors/Samplers
- Theory of Operation of Air Monitors
- Tribal Presenter – Overview of the MBCI Air Quality Monitoring Program
- Demonstration of remote PA
Presenter:
Michael King, Technology Specialist III, Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center
Nicklaus Shumake, Environmental Administrator, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Office of Environmental Protection
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Introduction to Air Monitoring and Remote PA [pdf]
Resources:
Air Monitoring Equipment Operation and Maintenance Tutorial Videos [pdf]
Technical Guidance for the Development of Tribal Air Monitoring Programs [pdf]
ITEP Professional E Application [docx]
If you have questions please contact Christal Black, Program Coordinator Sr. at Christal.Black@nau.edu
Air Quality System Database Basics
This webinar will provide information to tribal professionals on U.S. EPA’s Air Quality System (AQS) database and demonstrate basics of AQS. This database is a computer-based information management system for handling the storage and retrieval of information pertaining to ambient air pollutants and related meteorological data. This introduction will provide information on how to access the database, retrieve data and provide a basic overview of AQS codes and functions need to parameterize air monitoring sites and monitor information for data uploading.
Webinar #1 Topics:
- Introduction to the AQS database
- How to gain access credentials and login instructions
- Overview of basic AQS codes
- Data retrieval from AQS database
Webinar #2 Topics:
- Establishing a site and monitor in AQS
- How to format and load data to AQS
- Correcting data in AQS
- How to load QA data to AQS
Presenter:
Michael King, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
Chris Chapman, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Michael Brooks, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Stuart Gray, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Webinar 1 Recording:
Video
Webinar 2 Recording:
Video
Presentation:
Webinar 1[pdf]
Webinar 2[pdf]
Resources:
Establishing a Site in AQS [pdf]
Establishing a Monitor in AQS [pdf]
AQS data upload SOP [pdf]
Transaction Generator [Excel]
AQS Regional Contact List [pdf]
AQS User Guide-2018 [pdf]
Data Coding Manual-2018 [pdf]
If you have questions contact: Christal.Black@nau.edu
Purple Air Data Management
Interested in learning more about Purple Air Sensors!
Mike King from the TAMS Center has been helping interns and others with Data Management from the Purple Air Sensors. We are offering a webinar session to review the following topics:
- Purple Air installation and connectivity
- Data download
- Time Resolution
- EPA Conversion factors (correction factor)
- AQI – Interpretation of AQI Breakpoints
- Calculations with Excel spreadsheet
- Time Zone conversion
- Graphing data
- Questions from participants
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Purple Air Data Management [pdf]
Resources:
How to download and interpret purple air data [pdf]
SOP on connecting your purple air sensor to WiFi [word]
Introduction to Air Quality Modeling for Permitting Programs
This webinar series will provide tribal professionals an introduction to regulatory air dispersion modeling. The webinars will provide an overview of the air dispersion model inputs and methodology so tribal professionals can have a basic understanding of how regulatory modeling fits into the permitting process. The webinars will feature a tribal case study provided by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Webinar Topics:
- What is an air quality dispersion model and why are they needed.
- What general inputs and methodology go into a model
- Understanding and interpreting a modeling protocol.
- Permitting and modeling: How does modeling fit into the permitting process.
- Fond du Lac Tribal Case Study
Presenters:
- Chuck Buckler, US Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS
- Michael King, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
- Joy Wiecks, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Webinar Video:
Webinar 1: AQ Modeling for Permitting Programs
Webinar 2: AQ Modeling for Permitting Programs
Handouts:
Introduction to Air Quality Modeling for Permitting Webinar 1 [pdf]
Introduction to Air Quality Modeling for Permitting Webinar 2 [pdf]
Modeling Protocol Template [pdf]
If you have questions contact Christal Black, Assistant Manager, ITEP at Christal.Black@nau.edu
Introduction to Meteorological Monitoring
This webinar series will provide tribal professionals basic information on meteorology and meteorological monitoring guidance for in-situ primary meteorological monitoring variables (wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity, precipitation, pressure, and solar radiation). The webinars will provide general information on the sensors used for in-situ measurements: measurement quality objectives, verification/calibration, and accuracy criteria, as well as guidance on siting and exposure of meteorological towers.
Webinar 1
- Video: https://mediaspace.nau.edu/media/Introduction+to+Meteorological+Monitoring/1_5jwfy3jn
- Slides: Introduction to Meteorological Monitoring [pdf]
- Resources: Weather Resources [pdf]
Webinar 2
- Video: https://mediaspace.nau.edu/media/Introduction+to+Meteorological+Monitoring+2/1_8z6m209k
- Slides: Introduction to Meteorological Monitoring [pdf]
- Resources: Air Monitoring Equipment Operation & Maintenance Turorial Videos [pdf]
- Resources: How to Make a Wind Rose from Met Data Exercise [pdf]
Presenter:
Michael King, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
Daniel Berc, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
If you have questions contact: Christal.Black@nau.edu
Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP)
Quality Assurance Project Plans in a Nutshell
Join the TAMS Center in a fun and informal webinar on the dreaded but vital QAPP! We will review how QAPPs can save you time and money, and we will show you the easiest ways to get started writing a useful, short QAPP. Learn from our experiences, help ensure that your data is not misused by others, make sure that the results of your work are legally defensible, and play some QAPP trivia! Prizes will be awarded!
Presenter:
Melinda Ronca-Battista, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
Josephine Kamkoff,, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
QAPPs in Nutshell [pdf]
Resources:
ITEP QA Tools, Courses, Videos [pdf]
If you have questions contact: Christal.Black@nau.edu
Emission Inventories
February 16, 2021: Estimating Non-Point Source Emissions
This webinar will present potential methods used to estimate emissions for common nonpoint sources located on Tribal Lands. We will discuss in detail what data needs to be collected in order to use these methods, as well as how to enter the data into calculators and spreadsheets. The primary focus of this webinar is on estimating emissions using original data gathering, rather than on summarizing emissions data already calculated at the county level in the National Emissions Inventory (NEI) database.
Webinar Topics:
- Introduction to non-point sources included in an emissions inventory.
- Emissions estimation methods.
- Activity data collection and entry.
Presenter: Angelique Luedeker, Technology Specialist II, Tribal Air Monitoring and Support Center
Bio: Angelique started working for ITEP in 2002, and since her first day, she has been working with emissions inventories. She has 18 years of experience of providing tribes assistance with emission inventories. Before working for ITEP, Angelique was part of the Los Alamos National Lab air quality team. She has a BS in Chemistry from Northern Arizona University.
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Nonpoint Emissions [pdf]
Resources:
Traffic Data [xlsx]
Non Point Sources Recommended Emissions Method [xlsx]
If you have questions contact: Christal.Black@nau.edu
Emission Inventories, Your Questions Answered
This webinar will provide a brief introduction to emission inventories. We will discuss how tribal professionals can start the process of developing an emission inventory. Significant time will be allotted for questions and comments from webinar attendees. Even if you have already completed an emission inventory, please consider attending this webinar to share your experiences with the emission inventory process.
Webinar Topics
- Introduction to Emission Inventories
- Benefits of Completing an Emission Inventory
- Uses of Emission Inventory Data
- Sources Included in an Emission Inventory
- Overview of Available Online Emission Inventory Training Options Through ITEP
Presenter:
Angelique Luedeker, Technology Specialist II, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
Bio: Angelique started working for ITEP in 2002, and since her first day, she has been working with emissions inventories. She has 18 years of experience of providing tribes assistance with emission inventories. Before working for ITEP, Angelique was part of the Los Alamos National Lab air quality team. She has a BS in Chemistry from Northern Arizona University.
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Emission Inventories [pdf]
Emission Inventories Links [pdf]
If you have any questions contact: Christal.Black@nau.edu
Quality Review & Exchange System for Tribes (QREST)
QREST 101
This webinar will introduce the free QREST (Quality Review and Exchange System for Tribes) online data management tool, managed by ITEP. QREST is an open source tool that automatically retrieves data from data loggers (manual import is also a feature), stores it in the cloud for tribal data quality review, and includes an integrated Node Client for data submission to AirNow and AQS. QREST is designed specifically for Tribal Agencies to independently manage their own data, in a way that is consistent with all industry and federal guidance for legally defensible environmental data.
Webinar Topics:
Introduce QREST
- Built for Tribal Agencies
- Open source (no license fees, all code public)
- TAMS Center managed
- Tribal Agencies are their Agency Admins
- Flexible: can manually import or automatically poll data, can use QC features or AQS node only
- Help files, SOPs, videos, and individual assistance
Learn more about your needs
Presenter: Melinda Ronca-Battista, Research Associate, Tribal Air Monitoring and Support Center
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Quality Review and Exchange System for Tribes (QREST) Introduction) [pdf]
Resources:
Establishing QREST User Accounts [Excel]
Add Site by Importing from AQS [Excel]
Add Monitors by Importing from AQS [Excel]
Setting Level 0 (Automated) Validation Limits [Excel]
If you have questions contact: Christal.Black@nau.edu or Christopher.Lee@nau.edu
Quality Review & Exchange System for Tribes (QREST)
This webinar will introduce the free QREST (Quality Review and Exchange System for Tribes) online data management tool, managed by ITEP. QREST is an open source tool that automatically retrieves data from data loggers (manual import is also a feature), stores it in the cloud for tribal data quality review, and includes an integrated Node Client for data submission directly to AirNow and AQS. QREST is designed specifically for Tribal Agencies to independently manage their own data, in a way that is consistent with all industry and federal guidance for legally defensible environmental data.
QREST Functions Include:
- Automated Data Validation & Alerting: as data is streamed or imported into QREST, Level 0 validation checks, customizable by each Tribal Agency Admin, flag data and can also alert designated agency operators of exceptions, via email and/or text message.
- Multi-Phase Data Review: Fulfill the independent quality assurance function by providing a platform for outside-agency two phase data review prior to AQS submission, complete with recorded audit trail.
- Quality Control: Manage single-point QC, Annual Performance Evaluations, Flow Rate Verifications, Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audits (for particulate matter), and Zero/Span checks, including AQS submittal.
- AQS Integration: Send data to AQS via an integrated Node Client. ITEP manages QREST and ensures that up to date AQS reference data and other relevant codes and limits when EPA makes changes.
- AirNow Integration: Tribes can opt to automatically send data from QREST to EPA’s AirNow program.
- Public Data Sharing: map-based website allowing tribes to share air data with the public, with options to download data reports, summary statistics, and charts.
- Offers a use-what-you-need, customizable system of downloadable SOPs and QAPP excerpt examples.
- Online, within-application training in the QREST “sandbox” website using TAMS Center met data or your own data, with individual assistance available, especially on new datalogger connections.
Presenters:
- Melinda Ronca-Battista, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
Webinar Video:
Video
Handouts:
QREST PowerPoint Slides [pdf]
If you have questions contact Christal Black, at Christal.Black@nau.edu
EPA Grants and Tribal Air Quality Programs
Introduction to Tribal Air Quality Program Development and the Clean Air Act
This webinar will introduce tribal professionals to the world of tribal air quality programs and projects using tribal case studies as a teaching tool to show how different tribes developed their programs/projects and the various ways that effort is being accomplished. Webinar one will focus on how Tribes develop air quality programs utilizing the Clean Air Act, the Tribal Authority Rule, and Inherent Tribal Sovereignty. In addition to the case studies, there will be information provided on where specific resources are available. This is the first of five webinars hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professional’s, American Indian Air Quality Training Program.
Webinar #1 Topics
- Introduction to the Clean Air Act and the Tribal Authority Rule.
- Introduction to tribal air quality programs.
- Case studies of Tribes implementing their tribal air programs.
- Q & A session with presenters.
- Training and other resources on how to develop a tribal air program.
Webinar Video:
Video
Moderator:
Christopher Lee, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
Presenters:
James Payne, Community & Tribal Programs Group, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards
Natalene Cummings, Air Program Manager, Forest County Potawatomi Natural Resources
Joe Cebe, Air Monitoring Specialist, Forest County Potawatomi Natural Resources
Harriett BlackHoop, Air Quality Coordinator, Standing Rock Sioux
Presentations:
ITEP Introduction and Resources [pdf]
CAA/TAR Overview [pdf]
Forest County Potawatomi [pdf]
Standing Rock Sioux [pdf]
EPA Grants and Tribal Air Quality Programs - GAP and CAA 103
This webinar will introduce tribal professionals to tribal air quality programs and projects using tribal case studies as a teaching tool to show how different tribes developed their programs/projects and the various ways that effort is being accomplished. Webinar two will focus on how Tribes develop air quality programs utilizing the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) and Clean Air Act Section 103 Grant funds. In addition to the case studies, there will be information and resources shared about air quality training resources, grants, and grant management.
Webinar #2 Topics
- Introduction to the GAP, CAA Section 103, and CAA Section105 grant funding.
- Case studies of Tribes using GAP and CAA Section 103 grants to develop their tribal air programs.
- Q & A session with presenters.
- Training and other resources on how to develop a tribal air program.
Moderator:
Christal Black, American Indian Air Quality Training Program
Webinar Video:
Video
Presenters:
Pat Childers, Senior Tribal Program Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation
Wilfred Nabahe, Director, Colorado River Indian Tribes
Mercedes Kaiser, Air Quality Specialist, Colorado River Indian Tribes
Pam Atcitty, Environmental Specialist II, Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Presentation:
ITEP Introduction and Resources [pdf]
Tribal Grants Presentation [pdf]
GAP [pdf]
CAA 103 [pdf]
EPA Grants and Tribal Air Quality Program - CAA 103 and CAA 105
This webinar will introduce tribal professionals to the world of tribal air quality programs and projects using tribal case studies as a teaching tool to show how different tribes developed their programs/projects and the various ways that effort is being accomplished. Webinar three will focus on how Tribes develop air quality programs utilizing Clean Air Act Section 103 and Clean Air Act Section 105 Grant funds. In addition to the case studies, there will be information and resources shared about air quality training resources, grants and grant management.
Webinar #3 Topics
- Introduction to Tribal Air Coordinators/Project Officer.
- Case studies of Tribes using CAA Section 103 and CAA Section 105 grants to fund their tribal air programs.
- Q & A session with presenters.
- Training and other resources on how to develop a tribal air program.
- 30 minute live discussion with presenters.
Moderator:
Christal Black, American Indian Air Quality Training Program
Webinar Video:
Video
Presenters:
Pat Childers, Senior Tribal Program Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation
Aunjanee Gautreaux, Region 6 Tribal Air Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
April Hathcoat, Director, Cherokee Nation Environmental Programs/ITEC
Brandy Toft, Environmental Deputy Officer, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Presentation:
ITEP Introduction and Resources [pdf]
Tribal Grants Presentation [pdf]
CAA 103 [pdf]
CAA 105 [pdf]
Planning an Air Quality Project
This webinar series is intended for environmental professionals seeking introductory information on a wide range of tribal air quality programming topics. We feature tribal case studies as a teaching tool to provide examples of how different tribes have developed and implemented successful air quality programs & projects. Webinar #4 will introduce the important role of systematic planning using the Data Quality Objectives process as a foundation to project planning for developing a successful tribal air monitoring project.
Webinar #4 Topics
- Quality System, Data Quality Objectives, and Quality Assurance Project Plans/ Quality Management Plans
- Standing Rock Sioux case study
- White Mountain Apache case study
- Q & A session with presenters
- Training and other resources
Presenter:
Michael King, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
Harriett BlackHoop- Cruz, Air Quality Coordinator, Standing Rock Sioux
Delbert Altaha Jr, Air Quality Specialist, White Mountain Apache
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Planning an Air Quality Project [pdf]
Woodstoves Operation and Maintenance in Indian Country
Woodstove Operation and Maintenance in Indian Country
Participants will increase their understanding of health impacts of wood smoke, cultural perspectives of woodburning, and woodstove operation & maintenance. Participants will also obtain ideas, publications, and resources for conducting outreach for the operation and maintenance of woodstoves within their own tribal communities.
Webinar #1: December 1, 2020
- Wood smoke health effects and impacts to Indian Country
- Cultural acknowledgment of fuel wood and fire
Webinar #2: December 7, 2020
- Types of stoves, basic operation, safety, clearances, ventilation
- Navajo Hybrid stove operation, maintenance, and best burning practices
Webinar #3: December 15, 2020
- Education and Outreach for Tribal Communities
- Risk reduction for COVID – the role of wood smoke (Particulate Matter (PM))
Webinar #4: April 21, 2021
- Safe chimney and wood-burning appliance operation
- Diagnosing and solving wood-burning chimney problems.
Facilitators:
Webinars #1 & #2: Michael King, Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
Webinar #3: Mansel A Nelson, Environmental Education Outreach Program
Presenters: BIOS [pdf]
Tony J. Ward, Chair and Professor, School of Public and Community Health Science, University of Montana
Perry H. Charley, Director & Senior Scientist, Environmental Outreach & Research Institute, Dine College
Rick Vlahos, Executive Director, Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Education Foundation, & National Fireplace Institute
Roy Hosteen, Four Corners Project Coordinator, Red Feather Development Group
Johna Boulafentis, Environmental Outreach Specialist, Nez Perce Tribe
Russ Dimmitt,, Director of Education, Chimney Safety Institute of American
Webinar Video:
Video
Presentation:
Woodstove Operation & Maintenance Webinar 1 [pdf]
Woodstove Operation & Maintenance Webinar 2 [pdf]
Woodstove Operation & Maintenance Webinar 3 [pdf]
Woodstove Operation & Maintenance Webinar 4 [pdf]
Resources:
IAQ Framework Perceptions, Cultural, Science [pdf]
Navajo Coal Combustion and Respiratory Health Near Shiprock [pdf]
Navajo Nation Changeout [pdf]
Wet Wood PSA [pdf]
Chimney Maintenance and Safety [pdf]
If you have questions please contact Christal Black, Program Coordinator Sr. at Christal.Black@nau.edu
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