ITEP Training:
ITEP Training:
Fundamentals of Air Monitoring (Level 2)
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Course Description:
This course will provide tribal environmental professionals with a basic understanding of how to develop and conduct an air monitoring project. This course is designed as an overview and will not include exhaustive detail of each topic. The course will focus on criteria air pollutants,
as well as monitoring requirements for those seeking National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) designations from their monitoring projects. It will also include information about meteorological monitoring and air toxics. Air monitoring equipment will be available for hands-on activities.
This course is structured as an overview of a typical tribal air monitoring project and will help both new staff and experienced technicians understand the components of, and learn about the federal EPA requirements for, maintaining a successful monitoring project.
Topics include:
- Determining what parameters to monitor
- Common air monitoring equipment and their basic theory of operation
- Monitoring system components
- Monitoring system quality control and quality assurance
- Monitoring site selection
- Air monitoring project management
- Requirements for making a designation determination
- Data reporting and the AQS
- Data interpretation and analysis
Pre-Requisites:
Applicants need a working knowledge of air quality terms and concepts and must have completed the following prerequisite (or have equivalent training/experience) prior to attending.
- Introduction to Tribal Air Quality
Contact:
If you have questions regarding the pre-requisites or your eligibility for this course, please contact Christal Black, Program Coordinator, Sr. at Christal.Black@nau.edu or phone 928-523-8410.
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