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FAQ Health Effects Title: Health Effects Description: Air quality over Houston is normal at present and there have been no documented adverse health effects from Central American smoke to date. There is no substantive evidence at this point to support the possibility of significant lung damage from this event. Anecdotal cases should be investigated with serial pulmonary function tests (including spirometry, lung volumes and diffusing capacity) if anyone thinks that a lung injury has occurred as a result of this event. Given the extent of spread and attention given to this smoke, the lack of documented ill-effects is notable. Submitted by: Castriotta Richard Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#RichardCastriotta Date: 5/22/98 RecID: Background.RichardCastriotta1 Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/CommentFeedback6.html Re: Health Effects Title: Re: Health Effects Description: This was sent to me via email today (5/20/1998): I just returned east from a weekend in Dallas and experienced a severe asthmatic attack. Since I do not have asthma I attribute the illness to the air in Texas being contaminated by the smoke from the fires burning in Mexico. Can you tell me how damaging the short and long term effect of this condition is to my lungs? or can you tell me who to contact that can give me further information? Submitted by: Bachmeier Scott Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#ScottBachmeier Date: 5/20/98 RecID: Background.ScottBachmeier Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/CommentFeedback5.html Health Effects Title: Health Effects Description: Has anyone documented any adverse health effects from the Central American smoke? At this point we do not have any documented ill effects on health in Houston, although there may be an increased incidence of breathing-related complaints at the two County hospitals who serve the indigent. Submitted by: Castriotta Richard Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#RichardCastriotta Date: 5/19/98 RecID: Background.RichardCastriotta Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/CommentFeedback4.html
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Spectral aerosol optical depth data on fires

Title: Spectral aerosol optical depth data on fires
Description: I have access to multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer data from various sites in the US (mainly). These data can be used to derive estimates of aerosol optical depth as a function of wavelength. I am in the process of looking at these data for sites impacted by the fires in Central America and plan to report on these results at this website.
Submitted by: Laulainen Nels
Date: 6/1/98
RecID: Forum.NelsLaulainen

St. Louis PM10 concentration reaches 135 ug/m3

Title: St. Louis PM10 concentration reaches 135 ug/m3
Description: The city of St. Louis has a beta gauge that continuously records the PM10 concentration. Throughout the past week, the concentrations ranged between 10 and 70 ug/m3. As the smoke moved in on Thursday the 14th, the PM10 has been rising to 135 ug/m3. Evidently, this is a record concentration for the city (?). One could speculate that most of the PM10 is PM2.5 and that the PM2.5 concentration is now at least 100 ug/m3. The new standard for daily max. is 65 ug/m3.
Submitted by: Husar Rudolf
Date: 5/15/98
RecID: Forum.RudolfHusar1
The Air Quality Laboratory has been running a PM-2.5 FRM on the roof of Urbauer Hall at Washington University in St. Louis since the unit arrived a few weeks back. On Wednesday, May 13, the 24-hour average PM-2.5 was 27 micrograms per cubic meter, and on Friday, May 15, the 24-hour average PM-2.5 was 68 micrograms per cubic meter! The latter value is larger than any 24-hour average concentration recorded by the dichot operated by St. Louis County at the Clayton site - only a few miles from the university - over the past decade (more than 400 samples). Recently we have been running a dichot at various locations in the St. Louis area and for eighteen samples over the period Nov '97 - Mar '98 observed maximum, average, and minimum fine PM values of 37, 16, and 5 micrograms per cubic meter, respectively. Thus, Friday was quite an event!
Submitted by Turner Jay on 5/17/98
RecID: ForumForum.RudolfHusar1.JayTurner

Interests and Activities: Aerosol pattern

smoke reaches Wisconsin, moves into Canada

Title: smoke reaches Wisconsin, moves into Canada
Description: Our CIMSS GOES Gallery has a Web page with GOES-8 imagery showing the transport of smoke from the period 06-15 May 1998:
(http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/misc/980513.html)
I was amazed at how thick the smoke appears from the ground here in Madison; I took some photos with my digital camera today, and I'll be adding them to the aforementioned page tonight...
Submitted by: Bachmeier Scott
Date: 5/15/98
RecID: Forum.ScottBachmeier smoke reaches Wisconsin, moves into Canada BretSchichtel
Activity Log: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/ActivityLogs/BretActivityLog1.html

Organization: CAPITA - Washington University

Interests and Activities: Air quality, long range transport, and interesting phenomena

smoke reaches Wisconsin, moves into Canada
Our CIMSS GOES Gallery has a Web page with GOES-8 imagery showing the transport of smoke from the period 06-15 May 1998:
(http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/misc/980513.html)
I was amazed at how thick the smoke appears from the ground here in Madison; I took some photos with my digital camera today, and I'll be adding them to the aforementioned page tonight...
Submitted by Bachmeier Scott

Smoke heading to Canada and the Eas Coast?

Title: Smoke heading to Canada and the Eas Coast?
Description: OK, virtual community, this may be a good way to start this Tech Forum: I have just posted a color SeaWiFS image of the BigSmoke over the Eastern US taken on Thursday, May 14th and a GOES 8 image of today the 15th. It appears to me that both Canada and the East Coast might get hit by the smoke. I have dipatched heads-up notes about this to Canadian and East Coast friends. Looking forward for some interaction.
Submitted by: Husar Rudolf
Date: 5/15/98
RecID: Forum.RudolfHusar
Regulatory Forum Extinguishing The Fires Title: Extinguishing The Fires Description: For informationing regarding an effective method of extinguishing the fires and therefore eliminating the source of the smoke see www.FuelSafeTech.com. Submitted by: D'Alba Jay Date: 6/1/98 RecID: Forum.JayD'Alba
Reports Draft: The Impact of the 1998 Central American Smoke on the Atmospheric Environment of Eastern North America Title: Draft: The Impact of the 1998 Central American Smoke on the Atmospheric Environment of Eastern North America DocURL: /Central-America/reports/JGR/SmokeImpactJGRDoc.htm Description: Draft paper. On May 14 and 15 the 4000 km contiguous smoke plume stretched from Guatemala to Hudson Bay in Canada. The location of fires was detected by the DMSP and AVHRR satellite sensors, the smoke's spatial and temporal distribution was derived from the TOMS satellite and surface visibility measurements, and the aerosol spectral reflectance was derived from the SeaWiFS satellite data. Along the smoke plume the visual range was below 5 km, and aerosol concentrations were above 100 mg/m3 (> 500 umg/m3 in Brownsville, TX). At least 70% of the smoke aerosol was below 2.5 mm in size and composed of organics (50%), elemental carbon (2%) and an inexplicably high (26%) fraction of sulfate. The smoke aerosol has reduced the amount of solar radiation reaching the surface and increased the surface albedo by 10-30% in the near UV. An unexplained feature of the smoke is the yellowish coloration since it is not known whether it is due to pure scattering or preferential absorption in the near UV. Submitted by: Husar Rudolf Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#RudolfHusar Date: 9/22/00 RecID: Body.RudolfHusar4 Comment/Feedback URL: /Central-America/reports/JGR/SmokeImpactJGRDocCommentFeedback1.html A 1000 Mile Long Smoke Ribbon over Alaska Title: A 1000 Mile Long Smoke Ribbon over Alaska DocURL: /CAPITA/CapitaReports/Alaska1000MilePlume/Alaska1000MilePlume.htm Description: On October 8, 1998 a smoke plume was observed over Alaska stretching from the Canadian boarder through central Alaska to Kodiak Island. GOES 9 satellite images show that there was virtually no lateral plume dispersion over the 1000 mile transport range. Submitted by: Husar Rudolf Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#RudolfHusar Date: 10/15/98 RecID: Body.RudolfHusar3 Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/Alaska1000MilePlumeCommentFeedback1.html Smoke Haze Images: Lubbock, TX & Lincoln NF, NM Title: Smoke Haze Images: Lubbock, TX & Lincoln NF, NM DocURL: http://www.atmo.ttu.edu/nmhaze.html Description: I have put up some web pages with images of the Central America- Mexico- Southwestern USA smoke and its effect on visibility in the Lincoln National Forest of New Mexico, and in Lubbock, Texas. Go to: http://www.atmo.ttu.edu/nmhaze.html or http://www.atmo.ttu.edu/lbbhaze.html There are also links to new web pages illustrating dust storms and Asian dust in Lubbock. -Tom Gill Submitted by: Gill Tom Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#TomGill Date: 6/19/98 RecID: Body.TomGill Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/nmhazeCommentFeedback1.html The Central American Smoke Event of May 1998 - Summary slide Show Title: The Central American Smoke Event of May 1998 - Summary slide Show DocURL: /Central-America/reports/SmokeSum/SmokeSum/sld001.htm Description: This is the first draft of a SUMMARY report on the Cental Amarican Smoke Event. It is given as a set of briefing slides - PowePoint presentations). Comment & feedback is requested. (Click on the Comment/Feedback line below) Submitted by: Husar Rudolf Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#RudolfHusar Date: 6/14/98 RecID: Body.RudolfHusar2 Comment/Feedback URL: /Central-America/reports/SmokeSum/SmokeSum/sld001CommentFeedback1.html Science and Air Quality Management Lessons Learned from the Central American Smoke and Asian Dust Events Title: Science and Air Quality Management Lessons Learned from the Central American Smoke and Asian Dust Events DocURL: /central-america/reports/Lessons/SciMangmtLessons.htm Description: This is a list of 6 observation regarding the Asian dust and Central American smoke events. I have e-mailed this to a number of managers at EPA and other agencies as well as to the people sign-up on the Dust and the Smoke websites. Do not hesitate to express your critical comments or constructive suggestions. Submitted by: Husar Rudolf Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#RudolfHusar Date: 6/2/98 RecID: Body.RudolfHusar1 Comment/Feedback URL: /central-america/reports/Lessons/SciMangmtLessonsCommentFeedback1.html PM-10 Concentrations in Texas during the May Smoke Event Title: PM-10 Concentrations in Texas during the May Smoke Event DocURL: http://DataWarehouse/DataSets/TNRCC/TNRCC.html Description: During the Central American Smoke Event, the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Committee (TNRCC) has continuously monitored the PM-10 concentrations with a Beta Gauge. The maximum PM-10 in Brownsville resulted in an extreme concentration of 580 micrograms per cubic meter on May 9th compared to the daily maximum PM-10 standard of 150 micrograms per cubic meter. Submitted by: Kayin Serpil Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#SerpilKayin Date: 5/22/98 RecID: Body.SerpilKayin Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/TNRCCCommentFeedback1.html News Headlines Related to Central American Smoke Affecting Texas Title: News Headlines Related to Central American Smoke Affecting Texas DocURL: http://Capita.wustl.edu/datawarehouse/datasets/Epa/Headlines.Html Submitted by: Bachmann John Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#JohnBachmann Date: 5/22/98 RecID: Body.JohnBachmann1 Comment/Feedback URL: http://Capita.wustl.edu/datawarehouse/datasets/Epa/HeadlinesCommentFeedback1.html Summary of May 20, 1998 EPA Activities Regarding Response to Mexican and Central American Fires Title: Summary of May 20, 1998 EPA Activities Regarding Response to Mexican and Central American Fires DocURL: http://Capita.wustl.edu/datawarehouse/datasets/Epa/Bachman.html Description: The EPA has obtained additional fine particulate (PM-2.5) data from sampling conducted May 17-18 and May 18-19 at four separate locations in Texas. Submitted by: Bachmann John Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#JohnBachmann Date: 5/21/98 RecID: Body.JohnBachmann Comment/Feedback URL: http://Capita.wustl.edu/datawarehouse/datasets/Epa/BachmanCommentFeedback1.html The Central American Smoke Event of May 1998 - Summary, May 17 Title: The Central American Smoke Event of May 1998 - Summary, May 17 DocURL: /central-america/reports/MaySmoke/May98Smoke.htm Description: A Summary of the BigSmoke event based on Reports and Data on the Web as of May 17, 1998. Submitted by: Husar Rudolf Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#RudolfHusar Date: 5/18/98 RecID: Body.RudolfHusar Comment/Feedback URL: /central-america/reports/MaySmoke/May98SmokeCommentFeedback1.html Central American Fires in the News Title: Central American Fires in the News DocURL: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ftproot/lch/mexfire.htm Description: This is a list of web links to news articles on the Central American fires. This page of links is maintained by the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Submitted by: Schichtel Bret Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#BretSchichtel Date: 5/15/98 RecID: Body.BretSchichtel Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/mexfireCommentFeedback1.html STATE EXTENDS SMOKE/PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT UNTIL MONDAY Title: STATE EXTENDS SMOKE/PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT UNTIL MONDAY DocURL: http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/media/press/05-98haze-b.html Description: The public health alert has been extended until noon Monday, May 18, for residents who live along and inland of the Texas Gulf Coast, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley to the Louisiana border, because of expected persistent unhealthy levels of smoke and haze. The TNRCC has established a public health "watch" area for most of the rest of Texas, including the area east of the Pecos River and north to the Oklahoma border. Submitted by: Husar Maja Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#MajaHusar Date: 5/14/98 RecID: Body.MajaHusar1 Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/05-98haze-bCommentFeedback1.html PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT FOR COASTAL REGION CONTINUES Title: PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT FOR COASTAL REGION CONTINUES DocURL: http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/media/press/05-98haze.html Description: The TNRCC and the Texas Department of Health continued a public health alert for residents who live along and inland of the Texas Gulf Coast because of expected persistent unhealthy levels of smoke and haze. Submitted by: Husar Maja Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#MajaHusar Date: 5/14/98 RecID: Body.MajaHusar Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/05-98hazeCommentFeedback1.html
Resources Data GOES Title: GOES DocURL: ftp://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/Weather/weather.html Description: GOES images explainations. Submitted by: Falke Stefan Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#StefanFalke Date: 5/15/98 RecID: Body.StefanFalke Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/weatherCommentFeedback2.html GOES Title: GOES DocURL: ftp://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/Weather/weather.html Description: GOES image explaination. Submitted by: Falke Stefan Sumbitter URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/People/people.html#StefanFalke Date: 5/15/98 RecID: Body.StefanFalke Comment/Feedback URL: /CENTRAL-AMERICA/RemoteCFPages/weatherCommentFeedback1.html Tools Enhanced Java Animator Title: Enhanced Java Animator DocURL: /tools/Animator/Ani2Info.html Description: An enhanced version of the Java image animator (Ani2) submitted by Scott Bachmeier. The applet now uses an external metadata file to store attributes of the animation (e.g., frame delay, scale dimensions, cropping rectangle, etc.). Submitted by: Van Hook Bryan Sumbitter URL: /Central-America/People/people.html#BryanVanHook Date: 5/28/98 RecID: Body.BryanVanHook Comment/Feedback URL: /tools/Animator/Ani2InfoCommentFeedback2.html Real-time Environmental Applications and Display System (READY) Title: Real-time Environmental Applications and Display System (READY) DocURL: http://www.arl.noaa.gov/ready.html Description: READY is an online source of past, present, and future meteorological data, as well as an interactive trajectory and dispersion modeling server. Submitted by: Schichtel Bret Sumbitter URL: /Central-America/People/people.html#BretSchichtel Date: 5/14/98 RecID: Body.BretSchichtel Comment/Feedback URL: /Central-America/RemoteCFPages/readyCommentFeedback1.html
People James Hemby Last Name: Hemby First Name: James E-mail Address: hemby.james@epa.gov Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Organization URL: http://www.epa.gov Description: Impacts on surface-level ozone air quality data; regulatory considerations RecID: JamesHemby Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JamesActivityLog1.html Patrick Reddy Last Name: Reddy First Name: Patrick E-mail Address: patrick.reddy@state.co.us Organization: Colorado Air Pollution Control Division Organization URL: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/ap/aphom.asp Description: Regional transport, smoke effects on ozone, PM2.5, natural events policy, visibility, air quality forecasting, climate change. RecID: PatrickReddy Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/PatrickActivityLog1.html Tom DeFelice Last Name: DeFelice First Name: Tom E-mail Address: defelice@edcmail.cr.usgs.gov Organization: RAYTHEON Description: This is simply meant to inform those of you who may be interested. RESOURCE21 may have an aerosol datset that could be very useful in ground-truthing your detection of the smoke aerosol from the fires in Central America during May-June 1998. They operated a 10 site multi-band radiometer network that extended across Nebraska, Iowa and the western - most portion of Illinois during May through September 1998. RESOURCE21 is stationed in Englewood Co (303-7493200; ask for Tom Leier or try 303-749-3266; ask for John Grace or Steve Hamilton if Tom is unavailable.) RecID: TomDeFelice Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/TomActivityLog2.html Doug Fox Last Name: Fox First Name: Doug E-mail Address: dfox@cira.colostate.edu Organization: Cooperative Institute for Research on the Atmosphere, Colorado State University Organization URL: http://www.cira.colostate.edu Description: Smoke Management & Climate Change RecID: DougFox Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/DougActivityLog1.html Forrest M. Mims III Last Name: Mims III First Name: Forrest M. E-mail Address: fmims@aol.com Organization: Sun Photometer Atmospheric network Description: During the burning seasons of 1995 and 1997 I measured many parameters associated with biomass burning in Brazil for NASA and the University of Sao Paulo. Here in South Texas I measured significant changes in optical depth, solar irradiance, total ozone and UV-B associated with the Mexican smoke event of may 1998. RecID: ForrestM.MimsIII Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/Forrest M.ActivityLog1.html Carl Popp Last Name: Popp First Name: Carl E-mail Address: cpopp@admin.nmt.edu Organization: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Organization URL: http://www.nmt.edu/ Description: Oxygenated hydrocarbon (esp aldehydes, ketones and organic acids) sources and transport. Biomass burning RecID: CarlPopp Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/CarlActivityLog1.html Roy Dixon Last Name: Dixon First Name: Roy Personal URL: http://www.nmt.edu/~techchem/dixon/homepage.html E-mail Address: rdixon@nmt.edu Organization: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Organization URL: http://www.nmt.edu Description: Aerosol chemical composition, aerosol properties, transport of smoke plume, gas phase pollutants in smoke plumes RecID: RoyDixon Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/RoyActivityLog1.html Tom Gill Last Name: Gill First Name: Tom Personal URL: http://www.atmo.ttu.edu/tgill.html E-mail Address: tgill@ttu.edu Organization: Texas Tech University, Atmospheric Science Group Organization URL: http://www.atmo.ttu.edu Description: Long-range aerosol transport, aerosol chemistry, ecological and biogeochemical effects of aerosols RecID: TomGill Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/TomActivityLog1.html Paul Guthrie Last Name: Guthrie First Name: Paul E-mail Address: PGuthrie@icfkaiser.com Organization: ICF Kaiser Consulting Group Organization URL: http://www.icfkaiser.com Description: Air Quality impacts of fire plumes RecID: PaulGuthrie Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/PaulActivityLog1.html Bryan Van Hook Last Name: Van Hook First Name: Bryan Personal URL: http://students.cec.wustl.edu E-mail Address: bv2@cec.wustl.edu Organization: CAPITA Organization URL: /capita/ Description: Internet development. RecID: BryanVanHook Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/BryanActivityLog1.html Nels Laulainen Last Name: Laulainen First Name: Nels E-mail Address: nels.laulainen@pnl.gov Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Description: I have access to multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer data from various sites in the US (mainly). These data can be used to derive estimates of aerosol optical depth as a function of wavelength. I am in the process of looking at these data for sites impacted by the fires in Central America and plan to report on these results at this website. RecID: NelsLaulainen Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/NelsActivityLog1.html Jay D'Alba Last Name: D'Alba First Name: Jay Personal URL: http://www.fuelsafettech.com E-mail Address: fsafe@aloha.net Organization: Hazard Control Technologies/Fuel Safe Technologies Organization URL: http://www.FuelSafeTech.com Description: I am working with the Malaysian Fire Authorities and we have developed effective protocols for addressing wild fire scenarios utilizing F-500 Mycelle Encapsulator Fire Fighting Agent. The advantages of F-500 include its environmentally safe characteristics, its increased effectiveness over all other agents, the fact that it requires far less water, and that it can readily be used in difficult to access locations. For further information e-mail me at , call me direct (24X7) c/o The Crown Princess Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Phone 603 262-5522 , Room 3317, Fax 603 262-4492., or leave a message for me at my office, 808 528-6060. Further information can be accessed at www.FuelSafeTech.com. RecID: JayD'Alba Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JayActivityLog2.html ROBERT HALL Last Name: HALL First Name: ROBERT E-mail Address: tenam@comitan.podernet.com.mx Organization: TENAM/eco-tierra sacv Description: forest management, gis, we're right here in the middle if anyone needs on the ground info! RecID: ROBERTHALL Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/ROBERTActivityLog1.html Serpil Kayin Last Name: Kayin First Name: Serpil E-mail Address: serpil@mecf.wustl.edu Organization: CAPITA-Washington University Organization URL: /People Description: WEb based collaboration. RecID: SerpilKayin Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/SerpilActivityLog1.html James W. Yarbrough Last Name: Yarbrough First Name: James W. E-mail Address: jyarbrou.epa.gov Organization: EPA Region 6 Dallas, Texas RecID: JamesW.Yarbrough Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/James W.ActivityLog1.html Filomeno Gonzalez Last Name: Gonzalez First Name: Filomeno E-mail Address: fpgonzal@utmb.edu Description: I am interested in the effects of the fires over the eastern border of the Yucatan peninsula around the Cancun area as well as the Mayan ruins in that region. How has this affected tourism and are there any travel advisory to this area? RecID: FilomenoGonzalez Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/FilomenoActivityLog1.html Richard Castriotta Last Name: Castriotta First Name: Richard E-mail Address: rcastrio@heart.med.uth.tmc.edu Organization: University of Texas - Houston Medical School Organization URL: http://www.uth.tmc.edu/ Description: Effects of smoke on breathing problems in Houston RecID: RichardCastriotta Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/RichardActivityLog1.html John Forest Last Name: Forest First Name: John Personal URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/8765 E-mail Address: jforest1@geocities.com Organization: n/a Organization URL: http://n/a Description: we have begun to experience a noxious haze here in las cruces, nm (just north of el paso, texas). it began on may 17 and made for a beautiful sunset. however, people have begun reporting irritated eyes and some level of respiratory distress. particularly those with respiratory problems such as allergies, asthma, etc. RecID: JohnForest Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JohnActivityLog2.html Scott Bachmeier Last Name: Bachmeier First Name: Scott Personal URL: http://ssec.wisc.edu/~scottb E-mail Address: scottb@planck.ssec.wisc.edu Organization: Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison / SSEC / CIMSS Organization URL: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu Description: satellite meteorology, long-range atmospheric transport RecID: ScottBachmeier Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/ScottActivityLog1.html Jay Turner Last Name: Turner First Name: Jay E-mail Address: jrturner@seas.wustl.edu Organization: Washington University Description: fine particulate mattter characterization and control, field monitoring, control strategy implementation policies RecID: JayTurner Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JayActivityLog1.html Rich Poirot Last Name: Poirot First Name: Rich E-mail Address: richp@qtm.anr.state.vt.us Organization: VT Dept. of Env. Cons. Organization URL: http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/air/ Description: Transport patterns, wildfire smoke in general RecID: RichPoirot Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/RichActivityLog1.html John Bachmann Last Name: Bachmann First Name: John E-mail Address: Bachmann.JohnD@epa.gov Organization: U.S. EPA - OAQPS Organization URL: http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps Description: PM health effects and standards, implementation of standards, natural events policy, transport, and research RecID: JohnBachmann Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/JohnActivityLog1.html warren white Last Name: white First Name: warren E-mail Address: white@wuchem.wustl.edu Organization: Washington University chemistry department Description: visibility, long-range transport, human observation,ambient fine-particle standard RecID: warrenwhite Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/warrenActivityLog1.html Stefan Falke Last Name: Falke First Name: Stefan Personal URL: /CAPITA/People/SFalke/home.html E-mail Address: stefan@mesun4.wustl.edu Organization: CAPITA - Washington University Organization URL: / Description: Aerosol pattern RecID: StefanFalke Activity Log: /Central-America/People/ActivityLogs/StefanActivityLog1.html