The Fairbanks Winter Air Project (FairAir) shared results at the UAF Arctic Research Open House. Since this event was in May, it was well after the wintertime pollution season, and being before the wildfire season, air quality was quite good. For that reason, we need a source of particles and …
As a part of the UAF Discover Alaska seminar series, Bill Simpson presented “The Air We Breathe: Indoor Air Quality in Alaska”. You can view a recording of the event at this link.
This is the recording of a live event in which we described instruments that are collecting data in the Hamilton Acres neighborhood to help improve understanding of impacts of outdoor air quality on the air we breathe indoors. Watch the recording on the Geophysical Institute YouTube channel.
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 …
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 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 …
