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Mark your calendars for the 2012 Salinas Valley Ammonia Safety Day, May 24, 2012, at the Steinbeck Institute in Salinas, California.
The Safety Day is designed for industry, regulatory, fire, contracting and other business professionals involved with processes that use anhydrous ammonia and other hazardous chemicals. More information can be found at www.svasd.com.
Join us for "Volcanic Health Effects and Risk Assessment" - An online seminar with Bernadette Longo, PhD, RN of the University of Nevada, Reno and Margaret Mangan, PhD from the USGS California Volcano Observatory. Thursday, May 31 from 10 -11:30am.
We'll hear an overview of volcanic air pollution, environmental public health assessment for volcanic emissions, implications for public health, and the latest about volcanic activity in California (webinar flyer). Please also see this factsheet from the USGS California Volcano Observatory.
Online Meeting Link: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/590005552
Conference Call: (888) 405-8211, Participant code - 6959739
The latest information following the 1-year anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake can be found at the Joint Tsunami Marine Debris Joint Information Center, a collaboration of NOAA, The States of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, the US EPA, and the provincial government of British Columbia.
Ongoing radiation monitoring data can be found via US EPA's RadNet Program.
CalEMA has posted their list of Training Opportunities for May 2012. Training and exercise opportunities are offered by a variety of state, local, and federal agencies for emergency response and preparedness.
Emergency Contacts for Major Air Releases in California (pdf)
This page last reviewed May 21, 2012
This website provides information about the California Air Response Planning Alliance (CARPA), a network of local, state, and federal air and public health agencies and resources joined together to improve coordinated response to major air releases and emergencies with air quality impacts. The California Air Resources Board is one of the partners in this Alliance and maintains this CARPA website.
