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Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, burned to the ground, forcing 88,000 people to flee their homes. It was the largest evacuation ever of a city in the face of a forest fire, raising the curtain on a new age of increasingly destructive wildfires. This book is a suspenseful account of one of North America's most devastating forest fires-and a stark exploration of our dawning era of climate catastrophes"--
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Laboratory Services Division
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Once the immediate danger of a wildfire has passed, people have questions about indoor air quality in unburned homes in or near the fire zone. A major concern is the potential for toxins and other contaminants in the soot and ash that may be deposited in homes from nearby burned structures, and the health and safety of families reoccupying these homes.
Publisher
Elsevier
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Environmental Resilience and Transformation in Times of COVID-19: Climate Change Effects on Environmental Functionality is a timely reference to better understand environmental changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdowns. The book is organized into five themes: (1) environmental modifications, degradation, and human health risks; (2) water resources--planning, management, and governance; (3) air quality--monitoring, fate, transport,...
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division, Small Business Assistance Program
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This document provides an overview of the air permitting, operating, training, and record keeping requirements for facilities that operate an incinerator in the State of Colorado.
Publisher
Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems utilize the sun's energy to create heat that is used to generate electrical power. CSP systems in the United States are installed primarily in the Southwest, with 92% of plants that are operational, under construction, or under development located in three western states--Arizona, California, and Nevada. This report provides an overview of CSP development in these states, or the 'Southwest' for the purposes...
Publisher
Colorado Small Business Assistance Program, Air Pollution Control Division
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This document provides an overview of the state and federal air emission requirements for an owner or operator of a sweat furnace. Aluminum sweat furnaces are used to recycle scrap aluminum into ingots or blocks.
Author
Publisher
Colorado Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
The Division has prepared a table listing indoor air remediation goals and action levels for a number of volatile organic compounds to be used at sites where vapor intrusion may be a concern. This was prompted in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) having released a new assessment of the health effects of trichloroethene (TCE) and tetrachloroethene (PCE), two commonly used degreasing solvents.
Author
Publisher
Colorado Department of Transportation, Applied Research and Innovation Branch
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This project aims to assist CDOT with the initial implementation of Section 118 of Colorado HB 21-1303, "The Buy Clean Colorado Act". The bill requires contractors to submit Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for asphalt and asphalt mixtures, cement and concrete mixtures, and steel installed on CDOT projects. Ultimately, the bill instructs CDOT to establish greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits for these materials, and contractors on CDOT construction...
Author
Publisher
Colorado Department of Law
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Report on the independent investigation of allegations made by three CDPHE employees regarding non-enforcement of National Ambient Air Quality Standards. This report primarily focuses on allegations regarding the modeling analysis conducted for a specific permit application for the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine (CC&V), including claims of falsified data, suppression of information, and a conflict of interest.
20) NESHAP requirements for gasoline distribution bulk terminals, bulk plants and pipeline facilities
Publisher
[Colorado Air Pollution Control Division, Small Business Assistance Program]
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English