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Introduction to Air Pollution Meteorology & Dispersion Modeling

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Introduction to Air Pollution Meteorology & Dispersion Modeling
Wednesday, January 14, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Introduction to Air Pollution Meteorology & Dispersion Modeling is designed to familiarize air quality professionals with the basic principles of meteorology and its application to air pollution dispersion. Air pollution supervisors, administrators, engineers, scientists, planners, and first-time modelers will benefit from the webinar content. The webinar will provide a primer on atmospheric structure and dynamics and the dispersion of pollutants within the ambient air. Topics include:

  • The Atmosphere (structure, dynamics)
  • Atmospheric Boundary Layer
  • Air Pollution Dispersion
  • Dispersion Modeling
  • EPA Modeling Guidelines
  • Brief Overview of AERMOD & AERSCREEN
     $99 A&WMA Member; $149 Nonmember
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Presenter: Anthony Sadar, Certified Consulting Meteorologist
Anthony J. Sadar is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist with more than 40 years of professional practice in air pollution meteorology and education/training of undergraduates and adults. His extensive experience includes air quality modeling of impacts from small manufacturing plants to large industrial operations. Mr. Sadar earned an undergraduate degree in meteorology from Penn State and graduate degrees in environmental science from the University of Cincinnati and in science education from the University of Pittsburgh. He is also co-author of Environmental Risk Communication: Principles and Practices for Industry.

Moderator: Ron Huffman, QEP, Environmental Consultant
Ron Huffman, QEP, Environmental Consultant, has worked as an industry environmental manager and an Allegheny County Air Permitting Engineer. He has worked on air and wastewater projects for more than 40 years at several chemical production locations and at several corporate headquarters. He has been an active member of A&WMA since 1985. He served as the Chair of the Allegheny Mountain Section. He currently serves as the Vice Chair for A&WMA’s Webinar Committee and Secretary for the Tampa Bay Chapter.