Tribal Environmental ManagementPrivate Courses
Introduction to Air Quality in Tribal Communities
Course overview
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[new course shell for June 2023 - in development]
Contacts:
- Mansel Nelson, Program Manager, Indoor Air Quality in Tribal Communities / Tribal Environmental Education Outreach Program, mansel.nelson@nau.edu
- Christal Black, Assistant Manager, American Indian Air Quality Training Program, Christal.Black@nau.edu
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Course Content
Course Agenda
Activity: Identify air quality issues in your area
Priorities for your Tribal Air Quality Program
Presentation (Video): The Atmosphere and Weather - Part 1
PowerPoint: Part 1 - The Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz 1 (Part 1): The Atmosphere Layers
Video: Weather Balloon Launch
Presentation (Video): The Atmosphere and Weather - Part 2
PowerPoint: Part 2 - The Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz 2: Air Pressure and Wind
Video: Air Pressure Demonstration
Video: Bernoulli’s Principle
Presentation (Video): The Atmosphere and Weather - Part 3
PowerPoint: Part 3 - The Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz 3: Heat Energy
Video: Inversion Demonstration
Presentation (Video): The Atmosphere and Weather - Part 4
PowerPoint: Part 4 - The Atmosphere and Weather
Quiz 4:Earth-Atmosphere Energy Balance
Global Winds and Ocean Currents - Visualizations
Wind Roses - Charts and Tabular Data
PowerPoint: Combined, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 -Introduction to The Atmosphere and Weather
PowerPoint: Clean Air Act
Resource: Video on Clean Air Act (CAA)
Resources: Clean Air Act
Presentation (Video): Air Pollutants (Fossil Fuels) - Part 1
PowerPoint: Part 1 - Air Pollutants (Fossil Fuels)
Quiz 1: Air Pollutants (Fossil Fuels)
Presentation (Video): Fossil Fuels (Green House Gases) - Part 2
PowerPoint: Part 2 - Fossil Fuels (Green House Gases)
Quiz 2: Climate Change
Overview of Greenhouse Gases
Quiz 3: Green House Gases (EPA Webpage)
PowerPoint Combined Parts 1 and 2: Fossil Fuels
Resource: ITEP Tribes & Climate Change Program
Resources: Guidance for Developing of Tribal Air Programs
Discussion: Building a Tribal Air Program
PowerPoint: Emissions Inventories (EI)
Activity: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Activity
Resource: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Activity with Example
PowerPoint: Air Quality Monitoring
Resource: Technical Guidance for the Development of Tribal Air Monitoring Programs
PowerPoint: Data Management Introduction
Principles of Data Management
Videos: Using Excel Spreadsheets
Sensor Data
Resource: Data Tools and Professional Assistance
PowerPoint: Ute Indian Tribe Air Quality ProgramCase Study
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PowerPoint: Funding for Air Quality Programs
PowerPoint: EPA Funding
PowerPoint: Education and Outreach
PowerPoint: Culturally Responsive Outreach for Air Quality
Resources: Education and Outreach
Video: EPA Flag Program in Navajo Language
Videos: Introductions to AIAQTP Staff
PowerPoints: Introductions to AIAQTP Staff
EPA: OUR NATION'S AIR TRENDS THROUGH 2021
EPA AirData Air Quality Monitors