NW-AIRQUEST 2022 Annual Meeting

Tuesday, June 28th, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

1:00Meeting Kickoff / Introductions (Svetlana Lazarev, ODEQ)
1:20WSU Annual Report (Von Walden, WSU)
1:40FY22 Annual Work Plan (Von Walden, WSU)
2:00Levels and Sources of Formaldehyde in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley, Idaho (Rong Li, IDEQ)
2:20BREAK
2:30Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Saint Maries, Idaho (Rong Li, IDEQ)
3:00Yakima Wintertime PM2.5 Modeling Update (Farren Thorpe and Tes Ghidey, WA ECY)
3:30Chemical Speciation of PM2.5 in the Treasure Valley, Idaho (Rong Li, IDEQ)
4:00Adjourn for the day

Wednesday, June 29th, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

9:00Reconvene (Svetlana Lazarev, ODEQ)
9:20Welcome new WSU collaborator, Amin Vahidi. Simulation of Atmospheric Mercury Dispersion and Deposition in Tehran City Using Modeling
9:50New Approaches to Reducing Wildfire Smoke in Frequently Impacted Communities (Rick Graw, USFS)
10:20Using Models to Relate Fire Size to Downwind Air Quality Impacts (Kirk Baker, US EPA)
10:50BREAK
11:00IDEQ Air Quality Machine Learning Forecast System Version 2 (Wei Zhang, IDEQ)
11:30Idaho’s Year in Wildfire: Burned Areas, Emissions, and Historic Context (Sara Strachan, IDEQ)
12:00LUNCH
1:00Monitoring Prescribed Fires at a Community Level (Paul Corrigan, USFS)
1:30PurpleAir Sensors (Johna Boulafentis, Nez Perce)
2:002021 Western Wildfire Season Impacts on Air Quality (Jay Baker, WESTAR)
2:30BREAK
2:40Oregon Residential Wood Combustion Emissions Inventory (Dave Broderick, ODEQ)
3:10Evaluation of the Ada County, Idaho I/M Program using MOVES (Kimi Smith, IDEQ)
3:40Wrap-up, Chair Passing, To Do List Review, Next Steps (Svetlana Lazarev, ODEQ)
4:00Adjourn the Annual Meeting