Rutgers Air Pollution Training
Program
Dept of Environmental Science
Barbara Turpin, Associate Professor
Adam Reff, Director
Rutgers Dept of Environmental Sciences:
Educating Environmental Professionals
Rutgers: 80yrs of environmental science education
B.S. in Environmental Science (20-25/yr)
B.S. in Meteorology (15-20/yr)
B.S. in Bioenvironmental Engineering (10/yr)
M.S., Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences (20/yr)
(exposure assessment, atmospheric sciences,
fate and effects, pollution prevention and control)
Rutgers Environmental Sciences:
Air Pollution Research
Climate change
Bioaerosols
Particulate matter sources, formation, control
strategies
Exposure Assessment
Source to effects modeling
Collaborative health effects studies
Rutgers Environmental Sciences:
Outreach
Applied research to fill state/regional needs
Panels/Advisory Boards: Advice on State/US EPA
decision-making (i.e. PM Criteria Doc.; SIP)
Continuing Professional Education
– Compliance Center
– APTI
– Community Noise Enforcement
– Visual Emissions, Odor
Recent Course History
# Courses/Participants
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Source Sampling
Princ. Prob. AP Contr, VA
Anal. Methods AQ Stds
Atmos. Sampling
Anal. Methods AQ Stds
Fugitive VOC Leak Det.
Control Ptcl Emissions
2002
21
31
2
22
19
Average Evaluation (of 4.0) 3.2
2001
5
2000
(post 9/11)
8
30
11
11
10
41
3.4
3.3
Coming
2003
9 training days
2004
14 training days
and partial cost to replace
ozone gen./dyn.calibr.
Atmos. Sampling
Anal. Methods AQ Stds
Possible courses include:
Control of Ptcl Emissions
Atmos. Sampling
Thanks Mary and Brian
Side Benefits:
Enhanced interaction between States and Universities
Helps us to be more effective in meeting state needs:
-supports graduate education
-graduates ready for the environmental workforce
-expertise/applied research