Technical Council Mission Statements

Air Group

The Air Group through the activities of its Basic Sciences Division, Emissions Control Technology Division, Optical Sensing Division, Measurement Division, Sources Division and its Toxics Air Pollutants Division:

  • Promotes and evaluates research and development related to the transport, transformation, deposition of, and innovative sensing techniques for, criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants.
  • Provides scientific forums for specific research and development and technology transfer issues relating to the formation and fate of tropospheric and stratospheric ozone, noise pollution, the effects of pollution on atmospheric optical conditions, air pollution of the indoor environment and electro-optical sensing technologies.
  • Reviews the state-of-the-art of control and monitoring technology and stimulates research and development of new approaches and methods of employing control and monitoring technology.
  • Encourages technology transfer and the understanding and utilization of new and innovative methods for the advancement of monitoring and control methodology for all pollutants.
  • Defines area of potential reduction in pollutants by source process modification and areas of innovation in environmental monitoring and measurement through electro-optical technology.

Environmental Management Group

The Environmental Management Group identifies and quantifies air pollutants and waste generated contaminants and assesses their environmental impacts on human health, welfare, and the natural environment. The EM Group also identifies available control technologies and promotes the development of new methods and pollution prevention approaches to reduce air pollutants and wastes to acceptable limits. It develops institutional and administrative procedures to promote the utilization of control technology and pollution prevention measures for reducing air and waste pollutants, environmental quality and compliance auditing, sustainable global development, and the utilization of information management solutions/systems. It also creates opportunities for information exchange of research, measurements, methods, experiences/solutions, regulatory affairs (laws, regulations, criteria, and guidance), public outreach, ethics training, and enhanced environmental stewardship.

Resource Conservation and Waste Management Group

The mission of the Resource Conservation and Waste Management Group is to promote increased research, innovation, environmental soundness and cost-effectiveness of various waste management and pollution prevention technologies and to provide a forum for discussions on all aspects of the following broad areas.

  • Management, treatment and disposal of all wastes, including:
    • municipal and industrial/commercial solid wastes
    • construction debris
    • medical wastes
    • electronic wastes
    • agricultural wastes
    • hazardous wastes
    • radioactive wastes
    • mixed wastes
  • Characterization, investigation, remediation, and redevelopment of contaminated sites
  • Pollution prevention, waste minimization, recycle & reuse