In the third installment of the FairAir talk series Emily Fischer from Colorado State University, explains how smoke and the health impacts from wildfire smoke specifically are studied in her talk, “Wildfire Smoke and Health”. Missed the talk? You can view the recording HERE. Q&A Session: Q: Is wildfire smoke …
In the second installment of the FairAir talk series, Professor Peter DeCarlo of Johns Hopkins University discusses the origin of particles indoors as they relate to indoor air quality in his talk, “The air we breathe indoors”. Missed the talk? You can view the recording HERE. Questions answered during …
“Homes are incredible chemical reactors,” Dr. Farmer states as she introduces the topic of indoor air quality, and the everyday activities we do that introduce gases and particles into our homes. In her presentation Dr. Farmer discusses results from a study that characterized chemical compounds that are released when we …
Announcing FairAir Talks: A virtual three-part series exploring indoor air quality issues in Interior Alaska. Every other Wednesday, beginning Jan. 20 at 6 p.m., atmospheric scientists will discuss a range of topics, from the aerosols and dust that we breathe indoors to the effects of wildfire smoke on human health. …
Due to the challenges posed by the emergence of COVID-19 our team has made the decision to postpone the air pollution measurements originally planned for January-February 2021 and the citizen science indoor air quality study planned for August 2020- March 2021 by a year. Our main activities are now …
The Fairbanks Winter Air Study research team Bill Simpson, Laura Conner, Nathan Kettle, and Krista Heeringa were joined by North Pole community members February 4th, and Fairbanks community members on February 6th to present planned research activities and listen to community concerns. These events highlighted planned research that will kick …
The National Science Foundation has announced the funding of a major “Navigating the New Arctic’ project called SNAP-TEC, which is summarized below. We are very excited to be doing this study and look forward to learning more about how to navigate through Arctic air pollution. Sustainably Navigating Arctic Pollution …
The Fairbanks and North Pole communities are invited to participate in the Fairbanks Winter Air Study kick-off meetings on February 4th (5:30pm) at the North Pole Library and February 6th (5:30pm) at the Fairbanks Community and Technical College. In addition to providing an overview of planned research, the community …
