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EPA Tools and Resources Webinar – Air Pollution and Heart Disease
VirtualHost: EPA Office of Research and Development Presenter: Wayne E. Cascio, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, EPA Office of Research and Development Abstract: Over […]
Partner Webinar: Communicating Air Quality During Fires: the Science Behind the AirNow Sensor Data Pilot
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) conducted the AirNow Sensor Data Pilot during the 2020 fire season to provide the public with air sensor information on the air pollutant, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), especially during smoke events from fires. The sensor data is shown on the Fire and Smoke Map, part […]
Partner Webinar: Strategies for Effective Health Risk Communication During Wildfire Smoke
Air pollution and wildfire smoke can have immediate and lasting health effects. Individuals who are regularly exposed to poor air quality may report different health behaviors and conditions than those who are less exposed. EPA researchers set out to determine whether self-reported protective behaviors or health conditions differed by air quality. To conduct this research […]
Partner Webinar: Winners of the Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires Challenge
Join the EPA on October 26 as we announce the winners of the Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires Challenge. Winners will share their innovative designs for low-cost solutions that quietly […]
Partner Webinar: Comparing Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Smoke
Join us for a conversation about the recent release of the EPA Report on Comparing Air Quality and Public Health Impacts from Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Smoke. Jason Sacks, with the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be joining us for an […]
Partner Webinar: Wildland Fire Research to Protect Health and the Environment
EPA Tools & Resources Webinar: Wildland Fire Research to Protect Health and the Environment Wednesday, March 15, 2023 3-4 pm ET The west and other parts of the US have […]
Partner Webinar: EPA Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Smoke
Date / Time: Monday, May 1, 2023 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET Speaker: Rick Gillam, Environmental Engineer, US EPA Webinar Description: In this webinar, speaker Rick Gillam will talk about how […]
Partner Webinar: EPA Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water
Virtual"Wildfire Impacts on Drinking Water" July 25, 2023 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET Hosted by the US EPA Office of Research and Development and Office of Water Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ViTvu6DlSBGU9_K0oY90rQ#/registration
SFE Webinar: Prescribed Burners Guide to the Fire and Smoke Map
A free one-hour webinar from the USDA Forest Service, EPA, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida IFAS. Society of American Foresters CFE Credit Expected. Presenters: Pete Lahm, USDA Forest Service Sim Larkin, USDA Forest Service Rick Gillam, US EPA Region 4 Webinar Description: Prescribed burners can efficiently […]
Partner Webinar: Beyond PM2.5: The Other Effects of Wildfires on Air and Water Quality
March 19, 2024 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET Beyond PM2.5: The Other Effects of Wildfires on Air and Water Quality Register for the webinar More information and previous webinars Wildland fire smoke impacts millions of people in the US every year. While the negative impacts of PM2.5 on air quality and human health are well […]