Backyard Compost Bin Sale 2010
The Hamilton County Solid Waste Management District will conduct a Backyard Compost Bin sale at Cincinnati State and Princeton High School on May 8th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Come get a bargain on a name-brand compost bin at more than half off the retail price.

 Hamilton County to modify Middletown Ambient Air Monitoring
Due to expansion at the Middletown Regional Airport (Hook Field), Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services (HCDOES) is modifying the location of the ambient air monitors associated with that area.

Monitoring Sites Selected for Middletown Coke Plant Expansion
The Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services (HCDOES) has finalized the locations for placing two ambient air monitors near the future Middletown Coke Plant.

NCore Site Moving
NCore (National Core Monitoring Network) is a multi pollutant network that integrates several advanced measurement systems for particles, pollutant gases and meteorology. The Taft site at the HCDOES office has been selected by USEPA to be the Cincinnati NCore site.

New Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Standard
The U.S. EPA announced a new national air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in January 2010. NO2 is formed from vehicle, power plant and other industrial emissions, and contributes to the formation of fine particle pollution and smog.

Smog Season Begins
The Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services (HCDOES) launched its annual Smog Season program on April 1. The program, which runs through October 31, monitors the level of ground-level ozone and Particulate Matter (PM) in the four-county region.

Allergy Season Begins
Do you find yourself sneezing, coughing and scratching your eyes during this time of year? If these symptoms last longer than 7 days you could have allergies, a condition that more than 35 million Americans suffer from.

 

  

NEWLY HIRED:
HCDOES would like to welcome Laura Middendorf as the new Receptionist for the Department.

Veronica Smith joined the Public Relations team as the new intern in January. Veronica is currently studying for a BA in Journalism/
Communications at the University of Cincinnati.

HCDOES would also like to welcome Amy Lukens as an Environmental Compliance Specialist I.

Welcome, Laura, Veronica and Amy!

PROMOTIONS:
Nate Stroup has been promoted from Environmental Compliance Specialist II to the position of Quality Assurance and Monitoring Coordinator.

Congratulations, Nate!

RETIREMENTS:
After nearly 15 years of service, Ron Henderson retired from his position as Environmental Technician II on March 31st.

Thank you and best wishes to Ron!

 
 

CAM:
Continuous Air Monitoring

CBSAs:
Combined Metropolitan Statistical Areas

HOPE:
Help Our Planet Earth

NAAQS:
National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NCore:
National Core Monitoring Network

NO2:
nitrogen dioxide

NOy:
nitrogen oxides

ORSANCO:
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission

PM:
Particulate Matter

ppb:
parts per billion

ppm:
parts per million

RAPCA:
Regional Air Pollution Control Association

SO2:
sulfur dioxide
 
EARTH DAY:
April 22, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, proposed the first nationwide environmental protest in the spring of 1970. Senator Nelson created Earth Day as a way to “force this issue onto the national agenda.” 20 million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities. Consequently, in December 1970, Congress authorized the creation of a new federal agency to tackle environmental issues, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
 

The AQMD has free air quality programs and resources available for all ages and groups. Be sure to remind your community groups, schools and libraries that they can request free resources or schedule presentations by calling 513-946-7754.

Visit www.hcdoes.org for resources available online.
 

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