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John Volckens @Smogdr

Fighting air pollution one particle at a time. This might take a while...

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John Volckens@Smogdr
1 Nov 2022
Our #OpenAccess @natcomms paper on metals in air and racial segregation: rdcu.be/cYKf9 Take home 1/5: 1. Racial/ethnic disparities in exposure to toxic metals (in air) is much worse than what has been reported for PM2.5 mass (up to 300% worse). That's really bad.

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Multiple TT positions in engineering using artificial intelligence. Come work at #CSU in a great city and with awesome colleagues! Colorado State University | Engineering with Artificial Intelligence Assistant/Associate Professor - All Fields jobs.colostate.edu/postings/…
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Summer 2020 and 2023 each had more unhealthy PM2.5 days of exposure than all previous years COMBINED this century.
Environmental Science & Technology Journals@EnvSciTech
8 Oct 2024
In this ES&T Letters, @Smogdr documents the summertime trends in #ParticulateMatter exposure arising from #wildfire smoke across the continental U.S. #AirPollution @CSUMechEngr @ColoradoStateU #OpenAccess: go.acs.org/baj
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After decades of decline in US air pollution, 2023 became the worst Summer on record for PM2.5 this century. #wildfire is here and it’s here to stay. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Summertime Trends in U.S. Population Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution (PM2.5) from...

This work documents trends in summertime fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations across the continental United States, daily PM2.5 concentrations that exceed health-based recommendations set...

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John Volckens@Smogdr
27 Mar 2024
Dr. Wall told me she created SOGES at CSU so that faculty had a refuge where scholarly conversation and collaboration could flourish, unhindered by academic barriers. She succeeded in that vision, in a space where many before her did not. Thank you, Diana.
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Most evaluations of low-cost #aerosol sensors have focused on their measurement bias compared to regulatory monitors. Few evaluations have applied fundamental principles of aerosol science to increase our understanding of how such sensors work and could be improved... READ MORE🔎
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4 Mar 2024
Check out the @AmericanAerosol #Plenary #Lecture Paper "Fundamentals of low-cost aerosol sensor design and operation" by John Volckens et al. @Smogdr #airqualitysensor 👇tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Boom. This new annual PM2.5 limit (9 ug/m3) chosen by EPA represents great progress towards cleaner, healthier air for everyone. In Colorado, you can expect visibility to improve along the Front Range as a result. stocks.apple.com/AKFmRuyA7Tr…

EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade

The new regulations could save thousands of lives from deadly air pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's calculations.

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John Volckens@Smogdr
12 Dec 2023
Come work with us! @CSUMechEngr is hiring in Sustainable Engineering (tenure track, asst or assoc prof). We have strengths in energy, air quality, climate, health & materials. Colorado (esp Fort Collins) is an awesome place to live. jobs.colostate.edu/postings/… @CSUEnergy

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John Volckens@Smogdr
12 Dec 2023
Your future home town, our lab (bottom left).
Powerhouse Energy Campus in Fort Collins CO, USA

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John Volckens@Smogdr
24 Nov 2023
Teardown-> model of the #PMS5003 PM sensor shows 1. It’s a PM counter, not a nephelometer. 2. It can count 0.3-0.5 um particles and that’s about it. 3. It CANNOT report PM size distributions, PM coarse, PM10 @Jess_Tryner @ASTJournal @SureshDhaniyala tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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HEI Energy@HEIenergy
5 Oct 2023
We are pleased to inform you of two new funding opportunities for qualified research teams. RFQ E23-1: Study #AirQuality trends associated with oil & gas development. RFQ E23-2: Explore #groundwater quality in the Marcellus region. Learn more: tinyurl.com/mwf7n5sz
Funding Opportunities RFQ E23-1 & RFQ E23-2 HEI Energy is pleased to inform you of the release of two new funding opportunities for qualified research teams. RFQ E23-1 Assess trends in air quality and community exposures associated with unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) RFQ E23-2 Conduct regional groundwater quality modeling to help understand how spills associated with unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) might affect groundwater used as a source of drinking water in the Marcellus region Apply Today! Applications Due: November 14, 2023 Webinar: Oct. 11, 2023, 3-4:15pm (EDT)

ALT Funding Opportunities RFQ E23-1 & RFQ E23-2 HEI Energy is pleased to inform you of the release of two new funding opportunities for qualified research teams. RFQ E23-1 Assess trends in air quality and community exposures associated with unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) RFQ E23-2 Conduct regional groundwater quality modeling to help understand how spills associated with unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) might affect groundwater used as a source of drinking water in the Marcellus region Apply Today! Applications Due: November 14, 2023 Webinar: Oct. 11, 2023, 3-4:15pm (EDT)

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Environmental Health Perspectives@EHPonline
30 Jun 2023
NEW COMMENTARY: Health Research in the Wake of Disasters: Challenges and Opportunities for Sensor Science ➡️ ow.ly/8U6Q50P1FfL @CSUMechEngr @NIEHS @Smogdr
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John Volckens@Smogdr
29 Jun 2023
Worried about all that smoke outside? Wearing a well-fitting N95 outdoors will make a big difference. @projectn95 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…

Quantifying the Health Benefits of Face Masks and Respirators to Mitigate Exposure to Severe Air...

We developed a framework to quantify potential health benefits of wearing a face mask or respirator during episodes of severe air pollution N95 respirators offer protection against wildfire PM2.5...

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Emily Pontecorvo@emilypont
8 Jun 2023
Buildings breathe. If it's smoky outside, you should be taking precautions to protect your health indoors as well as out. I walked through every possible home configuration I could think of with @Smogdr (window a/c? central a/c?) to find out what to do. heatmap.news/wildfire-smoke-…

How to Stay Safe from Wildfire Smoke Indoors

Is it safe to turn it on an AC? If you have an air purifier, where should you put it? An air quality expert answers our pressing questions.

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If you’re worried about #wildfire #smoke inhalation, go grab that #N95 mask you set aside on May 11. It will help…a lot. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…

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John Volckens@Smogdr
19 May 2023
Good morning #Colorado! Feeling run down? Itchy eyes? Sore throat? Headache? It’s probably not your allergies. We have a massive #wildfire #PM2.5 #smoke intrusion from Canada. Stay indoors and run those air cleaners! Real-time info here: fire.airnow.gov
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Score update in the game of nature: Human Race: 0 Nature: 991,600
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Climate change means climate variability: Mean US temperature (in blue) plotted with the number of billion-dollar disaster events over the past 40 years. Data from #NOAA, inflation adjusted. #Rstats
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Health Effects Institute@HEIresearch
4 Apr 2023
🎉Please join us in congratulating the 2023 Jane Warren Awardees @FalcoBargagli, @JenniShearston, @libbykoolik, @matt_shup, Alina McIntyre, & Sabrina Chow, who will present their research as part of #HEIAC23! 🎉 Learn more: bit.ly/3m67t4F
2023 Jane Warren Awardees: Congratulations to the winners of HEI's 2023 Jane Warren Award! They will present their research during HEI's Annual Conference on April 30, 2023 at 3:10pm (EDT). Sabrina S. Chow from Emory University, Libby Koolik from University of California, Alina McIntyre from Boston University, Jenni Shearston from Columbia University, Matt Shupler from Harvard University and the University of Liverpool, and Falco Stoffi from Harvard University.

ALT 2023 Jane Warren Awardees: Congratulations to the winners of HEI's 2023 Jane Warren Award! They will present their research during HEI's Annual Conference on April 30, 2023 at 3:10pm (EDT). Sabrina S. Chow from Emory University, Libby Koolik from University of California, Alina McIntyre from Boston University, Jenni Shearston from Columbia University, Matt Shupler from Harvard University and the University of Liverpool, and Falco Stoffi from Harvard University.

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John Volckens@Smogdr
28 Feb 2023
Imagine how your lungs would feel if your kitchen stove was an open fire burning indoors... Campfires are for camping, not everyday cooking. Thanks to Nate Seltenrich @EHPonline for spreading the word on this global health and climate issue. ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.128…
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Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran
22 Feb 2023
Seeing "The Mask Mandates Did Nothing" trending is an illustration of how opinion editors at mainstream outlets spread disinformation about science and cause mass harm.
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran
22 Feb 2023
Bret Stephens once called global warming "mass hysteria" and claimed climate science had been "discredited." Please don't believe a single word he writes about COVID-19.
The New York Times BRET STEPHENS The Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned?

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Wall Street Journal Opinion Global Warming as Mass Neurosis By Bret Stephens Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the mass hysteria phenomenon known as global warming. Much of the science has since been discredited. Now it's time for political scientists, theologians and psychiatrists to weigh in.

ALT Wall Street Journal Opinion Global Warming as Mass Neurosis By Bret Stephens Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the mass hysteria phenomenon known as global warming. Much of the science has since been discredited. Now it's time for political scientists, theologians and psychiatrists to weigh in.

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