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2016 Air Quality Conference

Clear the Air, Paths to Attainment" Conference & Expo - September 26 through 28, 2016

Westmark Hotel
813 Noble Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701

The Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) Administration invited air quality experts from a variety of government entities and industries to share information on success stories, regulatory issues, new technologies, and health concerns.

Monday, September 26

Presentation Title	Presenter	Presentations
Introduction and Welcome	FNSB Mayor Karl W. Kassel	Introduction and Welcome (MP3)
PM 2.5 Planning Activities Past, Present, and Yet to Come	Bob Dulla, Sierra Research	Planning Activities (PDF) Planning Activities (MP3)
PM 2.5 Implementation Rule	Justin Spenillo, EPA Region 10	PM 2.5 Implementation Rule (PDF) PM 2.5 Implementation Rule (MP3)
Working Together for Clean Air: a Carrot and a Nudge: Large Scale Approaches Residential Wood Smoke in the Tacoma Non-Attainment Area	Phil Swartzendruber, Ph. D., Puget Sound Clean Air	Working Together for Clean Air (PDF) Working Together for Clean Air (MP3)
FMATS 101 and Air Quality Implications on the Transportation Planning Process	Donna Gardino, Fairbanks Metropolitan Area Transportation System	Air Quality Implications (PDF) Air Quality Implications (MP3)
Impacts of Air Quality Non-Attainment on Local Industry	Kathleen Hook (Doyon Utilities) Frances M. Isgrigg (University of Alaska) David Fish (Aurora Energy)	Impacts of Air Quality Non-Attainment on Local Industry (PDF) Impacts of Air Quality Non-Attainment on Local Industry (MP3)
Results from Spatial and Temporal Analysis of the Composition of Fine Particulates in Fairbanks, AK	Kristian Nattinger, UAF	Results from Spatial and Temporal Analysis (PDF)
What is the process to make an air quality complaint?	Ron Lovell, FNSB Air Quality	What is the process to make an air quality complaint? (MP3)
Everything You Wanted to Know About Air Quality but Were Afraid to Ask	Panel Discussion	N/A

Tuesday, September 27

Presentation Title	Presenter	Presentations
Introduction and Welcome	Kathleen Hook, Doyon Utilities	N/A
Woodstove Change Outs, 30 Years of Moving Families to Cleaner Heat" and "Understanding the Limitations of the EPAs Method to Test Woodstoves and What That Might Mean for Fairbanks, AK"	John Crouch, Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association	Woodstove Change Outs (PDF)
Secondary Combustion Woodstove 101	Dan Henry, 5G3 Consulting	Secondary Combustion Woodstove 101 (PDF)
Air Quality Monitoring in the Fairbanks North Star Borough	Ron Lovell, FNSB Air Quality	Air Quality Monitoring in the Fairbanks North Star Borough (PDF) Air Quality Monitoring in the Fairbanks North Star Borough (MP3)
Gas Stove Direct Vent Propane and Natural Gas Heaters	Dan Henry, 5G3 Consulting	Gas Stove Direct Vent Propane and Natural Gas Heaters (PDF) Gas Stove Direct Vent Propane and Natural Gas Heaters (MP3)
Biomass Gasification and Combined Heat and Power	Ben Loeffler, FNSB Energy Management	Biomass Gasification and Combined Heat and Power (PDF) Biomass Gasification and Combined Heat and Power (MP3)
Speaking of Woodstoves	Chris Neufeld (Blaze King Industries) Allen Carroll (Applied Ceramics)	Speaking of Woodstoves (PDF)
Pellet Stove Design and Technology 101	Dan Henry, 5G3 Consulting	Pellet Stove Design and Technology 101 (PDF)
Meteorology of a Fairbanks Winter: Making Sense of that Crazy Inversion	Rick Thoman, National Weather Service	Meteorology of a Fairbanks Winter: Making Sense of that Crazy Inversion (PDF)
Technology Solutions to PM 2.5	Panel Discussion	Technology Solutions to PM 2.5 (PDF)

Wednesday, September 28

Presentation Title	Presenter	Presentations
Introduction and Welcome	Kathryn Dodge, Ph. D., FNSB Assembly	Introduction and Welcome (MP3)
Pollution Inside and out; a Clinician's Perspective	Timothy Foote, M.D., Tanana Valley Clinic	Pollution Inside and out; a Clinician's Perspective (PDF) Pollution Inside and out; a Clinician's Perspective (MP3)
"Fine to breathe?"	Frank Yaska, Tanana Chiefs Conference	Fine to breathe? (PDF)
Air Quality Burden on Lung Health and Effective Strategies to Improve Indoor Air Quality	Maegan Weltzin, Ph. D., American Lung Association	Air Quality Burden on Lung Health and Effective Strategies to Improve Indoor Air Quality (PDF)