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Air Quality Conference: Particulate Pollution in the San Joaquin Valley


Conference Videos and Presentations - Wednesday, June 9, 2010

WELCOME AND CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Addressing the Challenge of Particulate Pollution in the Valley.

Seyed Sadredin, Valley Air District
Speaker Biography | Video (Parts: A, B)

The Contribution of Valley Research to Regional Air Quality.

Michael Peterson, UCSF-Fresno
Video | Presentation (247 kb)

Goals and Structure of the Conference.

David Lighthall, Valley Air District
Speaker Biography | Video

THE SOURCES AND ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY OF PM 2.5 IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY

Building the Scientific Foundation: Lessons from the California Regional Particulate Air Quality Study (CRPAQS) and Goals of the 2010 CalNEX Campaign.

Ajith Kaduwela, California Air Resources Board
Speaker Biography | Video (Parts: A, B, C) | Presentation (1.3 mb)

Discussant: James Sweet, San Joaquin Valley Study Agency and Valley Air District

Speaker Biography | Video (Parts: A, B) | Presentation (226 kb)

Fine Particulate Matter in the San Joaquin Valley: Introduction to Sources, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Transport.

Michael Kleeman, UC Davis
Speaker Biography | Video (Parts: A, B, C, D) | Presentation (8.7 mb)

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Oxygen The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Toxicology of Secondary Inorganics, Reactive Oxygen Species, and Transition Metals.

Henry J. Forman, UC Merced, and Valley Air District Board
Speaker Biography | Video (Parts: A, B, C, D)

VALLEY PM 2.5, CHAPTER ONE. ORGANIC CARBON (OC) COMPOUNDS: VALLEY SOURCES, PULMONARY EFFECTS, AND FINDINGS FROM VALLEY HEALTH RESEARCH

Sources of Valley Organic Carbon.

Wolfgang Rogge, UC Merced
Speaker Biography | Video (Parts: A, B, C) | Presentation (1.2 mb)

The Fresno Asthmatic Children’s Environmental Study (FACES) Exposure Assessment.

Katharine Hammond, UC Berkeley
Speaker Biography | Video (Parts: A, B, C) | Presentation (2.2 mb)

Organic Carbon Chemistry in the Valley Atmosphere.

Alam Hasson, CSU-Fresno
Speaker Biography | Video (Parts: A, B, C) | Presentation (547 kb)

Pulmonary Health Effects I: Inside the Lungs.

Ning Li, Southern California Particle Center, California Nano Systems Institute, and UCLA
Speaker Biography | Video (Parts: A, B, C) | Presentation (2.7 mb)

Pulmonary Health Effects II: FACES Results for Asthmatic Children in Fresno.

Jennifer Mann and Elizabeth Noth, UC Berkeley
Speakers Biography | Video (Parts: A, B) | Presentation (342 kb)

Pulmonary Health Effects III: A Tale of Three Cities - Results from a Valley Epidemiological Study.

Tim Tyner, UCSF-Fresno; John Capitman, Central Valley Health Policy Institute, CSU-Fresno
Speaker Biographys | Video (Parts: A, B, C, D) | Presentation (1.2 mb)