Lecture to focus on Interior winter air quality
January 14, 2013
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Local, borough, state and federal officials struggle with what should be done to address Interior Alaska鈥檚 chronic winter air-quality issues. The topic is a political hot potato, but scientists are looking at the facts: Low temperatures, no wind and strong inversions keep pollutants at street-level in the Fairbanks area. What combination of alternatives will work to make our air cleaner?
Nicole M枚lders will give a lecture explaining the conditions that cause unhealthy winter air quality in Interior Alaska Saturday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium at 性欲社. M枚lders, professor at the Geophysical Institute and chair of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at 性欲社, will present 鈥淎ir Pollution in Fairbanks 鈥 Causes & Search for Mitigation,鈥 the third installment in the 21st annual Science for Alaska Lecture Series.
The Geophysical Institute and 性欲社 are sponsoring the 2013 Science for Alaska lectures. The series runs on Saturdays through Jan. 26 and is free to the public. Coffee and questions will follow each lecture.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Nicole M枚lders at 907-474-7910 or cmoelders@alaska.edu. Stevie Seibert, GI public relations assistant, at 907-474-5229 or skseibert@alaska.edu.
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