ISC-AERMOD View version 5.0 released!

Lakes Environmental is proud to announce the release of ISC-AERMOD View version 5.0 which keeps you up to date with the latest U.S. EPA model changes, and includes several new features. For an extensive list of all the changes and new options to ISC-AERMOD View, please see our Release Notes:

Our clients can download and install this new version directly from the Updates page on our website:

If you are a user of ISC-AERMOD View, and you are no longer in maintenance, contact us for appropriate pricing information for your maintenance renewal.

If you have any problems with the download or to find out more about version 5.0, please contact us at: support@weblakes.com

Lakes Environmental Exibiting at A&WMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

Lakes Environmental is pleased to exhibit at the Air & Waste Management Association 98th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Minneapolis, Minnesota from June 21-24, 2005. We look forward to demonstrating our wide range of air dispersion modeling, risk assessment and emissions inventory software at booth 1217.

We’ve set a number of training dates for 2005, with additional courses to be announced. Please contact us at training@weblakes.com for international or customized training needs.

AERMOD & ISCST3 Courses

For more information on these courses such as registration information and course outlines, please visit our website: https://www.weblakes.com/courses.html

U.S. EPA AERMOD Model and Dual Processors

At present, the U.S. EPA AERMOD model does not have the capability to take advantage of hyper threading and dual processors. Dual processors allow you to run several cases simultaneously, handle larger work loads, and complete project runs in less time than a single processor.

If you have a dual processor computer, your AERMOD project will still only run as though you have a single processor. However, you would still have the advantage of being able to carry out other unrelated work without slowing down your AERMOD run.

This issue is currently being taken into consideration and it is possible that in the future a parallel processor version of the AERMOD model will be developed by the U.S. EPA.

U.S. Senate Begins Debate on Energy Bill

The Senate was set to take up a broad, $11 billion energy bill, with lawmakers racing the clock to get a final version to the White House this summer. The legislation aims to boost long-term domestic oil, natural gas and gasoline production, make the U.S. electric grid more reliable and build more nuclear power plants.
https://www.enn.com/today.html?id=7950

Great Lakes, Great Air Pollution

Canadian facilities in the Great Lakes basin emitted more than 1 billion kilograms (1,061,751,370 kg) of pollutants to the air in 2002 that are linked to smog, acid rain, respiratory illnesses and damage to children’s development, says a new report on pollution in the Great Lakes released today by Environmental Defence and the Canadian Environmental Law Association.
https://www.globe-net.ca/news/index.cfm?type=2&newsID=922

China's environmental problems unchanged

The environmental quality in China "basically remained the same" in 2004 as compared with the previous year, says a report published Thursday by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA). With worsening soil erosion, urban pollution, acid rain and other environmental headaches, the situation is still "serious."
https://www.globe-net.ca/news/index.cfm?type=2&newsID=895

Sea plan to fight climate change

Carbon dioxide could be stored underground in used North Sea oil fields instead of being released into the atmosphere, according to experts.
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4088474.stm

Cities to lead battle against global warming

More than 150 mayors from major American cities and global population hot spots like London, Rio, Cape Town, Sydney, Tehran and Shanghai signed the Urban Environmental Accords on June 5 in San Francisco at the UN World Environment Day Conference, the first step towards transforming the world’s metropolitan centers into eco-friendly communities.
https://www.globe-net.ca/news/index.cfm?type=&newsID=

Study shows fertilizers harm freshwater lakes

Farmers' routine application of chemical fertilizers and manure to the land poses a far greater environmental problem to freshwater lakes than previously thought, potentially polluting the water for hundreds of years, according to research published Monday.
https://www.enn.com/today.html?id=7949

Here are a few Conferences and Tradeshows coming up in the next few months: