Consultant Guide/1974

The Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association presents its fifth directory of air pollution control consultants. This 12-page guide lists individual consultants and firms who have indicated a capability in this field by responding to a questionnaire published in three consecutive issues of the Journal. The listing gives corporate names, addresses and phone numbers alphabetically within five broad geographic areas which are shown below.

Other profile information includes coded, voluntary expressions of competence submitted by the consultants, as well as any certifications granted by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE), American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) and the Board for Certified Consulting Meteorologists (BCCM).

The Air Pollution Control Association makes no representation regarding the competence of the consultants listed nor does it accept any responsibility for their performance as consultants.     

Consultant Guide/1977

The Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association presents its eighth directory of air pollution control consultants. This 13-page guide lists individual consultants and firms who have indicated a capability in this field by responding to a questionnaire published in the Journal.

The Consultant Guide is now a computer based program and has a different format than Guides prior to 1976. The basic change is that areas of competence are no longer coded but are shown as categories within five geographical regions. And any certifications granted by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE), American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) and the Board for Certified Consulting Meteorologists (BCCM) are shown adjacent to the phone number in the alphabetical listing.

The Air Pollution Control Association makes no representation regarding the competence of the consultants listed nor does it accept any responsibility for their performance as consultants.     

Consultant Guide/1979

The Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association presents its tenth directory of air pollution control consultants. This 17-page guide lists individual consultants and firms who have indicated a capability in this field by responding to a questionnaire published in the Journal.

Areas of competence are shown as categories within five geographical regions. Two new areas of competence, Monitoring and Modeling, have been added to the program for Consultant Guide/1979. Any certifications granted by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE), American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) and the Board for Certified Consulting Meteorologists (BCCM) are shown adjacent to the phone number in the alphabetical listing.

The Air Pollution Control Association makes no representation regarding the competence of the consultants listed nor does it accept any responsibility for their performance as consultants.     

Consultant Guide/1971

The Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association presents itssecond directory of air pollution control consultants. This 8-pageguide lists individual consultants and firms who have indicated acapability in this field by responding to a questionnaire publishedin four consecutive issues of the Journal. The listing gives corp-orate names and addresses alphabetically within five broad geo-graphic areas which are shown below.

The Air Pollution Control Association makes no representationregarding the coded, voluntary expressions of competence sub-mitted by the consultants, nor does it accept any responsibility fortheir performance as consultants. However, profile informationon each consultant is filed at APCA headquarters. This includesany certifications granted by the American Academy of Environ-mental Engineers and the American Academy of IndustrialHygiene. Such information is available to inquirers who wantto further assess the qualifications of a listed consultant.     

Report from the Symposium on Air Quality Criteria

Neither time nor space permitted full reporting of the Symposium on Air Quality Criteria, held June 4-5, 1968, in New York City. The Symposium was sponsored by the Air Pollution Control Association, the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Industrial Medical Association and its educational affiliate, The Occupational Health Institute.

Published here are excerpts from, or author’s abstracts of, the eight principal papers presented at the Symposium.

Not included are the prepared discussions which followed the delivery of the papers.

A full proceedings, including prepared discussions, general discussions, and summation, will be published in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational Medicine, 55 E. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602.     

Consultant Guide/1972

The Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association presents its third directory of air pollution control consultants. This 8-page guide lists individual consultants and firms who have indicated a capability in this field by responding to a questionnaire published in three consecutive issues of the Journal. The listing gives corporate names, addresses and phone numbers alphabetically within five broad geographic areas which are shown below.     

Apca Financial Statements For 1974-1975

To the Board of Directors of the Air Pollution Control Association

We have examined the statements of assets, liabilities and accumulated excess of revenue over expenses of Air Pollution Control Association as of April 30, 1975 and 1974 and the related statements of excess of revenue over expenses for the years then ended. Our examinations were made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. It was impracticable for us to extend our examinations of the excess of revenue over expenses of the annual meeting committee beyond accounting for amounts so recorded.     

“The Clean Air Act — A Time for Evaluation”

The Third Government Affairs Seminar sponsored by the Air Pollution Control Association was held in Washington, D. C. on April 16-17, 1975. The APCA South Atlantic Section was host for this very successful meeting. The General Chairman of the Seminar Committee was John V. Brink and the Program Chairman was Richard D. Grundy.

The seminar this year was conducted in three sessions. The first session, entitled “The Clean Air Act: State vs Federal Roles,” considered a topic that is receiving increasing emphasis as the national air pollution control program matures. This discussion was chaired by M. Barry Meyer, Chief Counsel and Chief Clerk, Senate Committee on Public Works.

The second session was “Land Use Planning Aspects of the Clean Air Act—Federal, State and Regional Roles.” Mrs. Mary Jane Due, Chairman of the Public Land and Land Use Committee, Natural Resources Section, American Bar Association, served as Moderator of this discussion of indirect source regulations, no significant deterioration, air quality maintenance—concepts that rely heavily on comprehensive land use planning.

“Clean Air Priorities—The Need for Flexibility,” was the title of the third session which was chaired by Austin H. Phelps, Manager Corporate Air Pollution Control, Procter and Gamble Company and President of APCA. The panelists considered the question of how appropriate the standard setting mechanisms of the Clean Air Act are for the resolution of present and future problems.

In this report condensed versions of the prepared statements of the participants are presented. A more extensive summary of the Proceedings, which includes questions and answers, is available from APCA headquarters. The remarks of John R. Quarles, EPA Deputy Administrator, who was the luncheon speaker, were summarized in the June APCA Journal(p. 642).     

Product Guid/1977

The Product Guide series which appears in the Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association and the APCA Directory and Resource Book is a computer-based program. A questionnaire form provided entry into the program for responding manufacturers of emission control equipment and air pollution instrumentation. If any manufacturers or product categories have been overlooked, the omission is regretted and should be brought to the attention of the editor, JAPCA.     

Product Guide/1979

The Product Guide series which appears in the Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association and the APCA Directory and Resource Book is a computer-based program. A questionnaire form provided entry into the program for responding manufacturers of emission control equipment and air pollution instrumentation. If any manufacturers or product categories have been overlooked, the omission is regretted and should be brought to the attention of the editor, JAPCA.     

United States Seen 2.54 Centimeter-ing Its Way to Metric System

On May 3, 1971, the Engineers Joint Council sponsored a panel on metrication at its offices in New York City. Bryce MacDonald of EJC was chairman; he had been instructed to invite representatives of various societies. Its purpose was to “present to the Board of EJC a summation of the situation regarding plans for conversion to the metric system.” The EJC Board will later come to a decision whether it will assume a more active role.

George Arnold of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, was named to represent the Air Pollution Control Association on the panel because of his long-standing membership in the Metric Association and his efforts toward exclusive use of international units for pollution measurement.

Twenty-two societies were represented. These included ASME, ASTM, SNAME, ASQC, ASHRAE, ISA, ASEE, ASCE, and ESNE. Among those present was Gregory Schultz of the Material Management Society, who is prominent with the American National Standards Institute and the International Standards Organization. Of the societies present, only six have a firm policy in favor of the metric system. The others are cautiously in favor, or using dual units, or waiting to see what Congress will do about the 1971 Department of Commerce Metric Study Report.     

Product Guide/1972

The Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association presents its fifth annual directory of air pollution products. This 14-page guide lists manufacturers of emission control equipment and air pollution instrumentation under product classifications which are shown below. These classifications are derived from McGraw-Hill’s Air Pollution Handbook, chapters 10, 11, and 13 . The final portion of this guide contains an alphabetical listing of manufacturers.

If any manufacturers or product categories have been inadvertently overlooked, the omission is regretted and should be brought to the attention of the editor. It will result in a more complete and accurate Product Guide/1973 to be published next December.     

Annual Meeting Summary June 11-16, 1967 Cleveland,Ohio

The 60th Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association is now, physically, a thing of the past. But memories of the meeting and the information learned there will remain with us.

This 14-page summary will provide a permanent record of the meeting. It consists of the keynote address, the president’s message, the executive secretary’s report, a report on the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention Associations, significant news stories, and three pages of photos.     

Graphic Arts Technical Foundation Holds First Air Quality Control Conference

On November 18–19, 1970, the Environmental Control Division of the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pa., and its Air Pollution Control Advisory Committee held a Conference on “Air Quality Control in the Printing Industry.” This first nation-wide meeting at the Chicago-Sheraton brought together management and production people from the various printing processes, regulatory officials from all levels of government, control equipment manufacturers, consultants, and ink and solvent suppliers.

In due course, the Foundation will publish the proceedings of the Conference; however, because of the intense interest expressed by the audience, the Environmental Control Division has prepared this summary until the proceedings are published.     

A Personal Invitation

Assembled here are expressions of ideas and opinions on the subject of air pollution control. The viewpoints will be those of individual members of the Board of Directors of the Air Pollution Control Association. Mr. Austin N. Heller leads the Forum this month.     

Environmental Engineering Intersociety Board

In the early Fifties, sanitary engineering professional development activities were being undertaken principally by the Joint Committee for the Advancement of Sanitary Engineering. This Committee had representation from a number of organizations whose membership included sanitary engineers. Over the years, this group had been giving thought to expanding its activities to include greater recognition for the sanitary engineer. The result was the creation of the American Sanitary Engineering Intersociety Board in 1955, with the societies supporting the Joint Committee becoming the initial sponsoring organizations: American Public Health Association; American Society for Engineering Education; American Society of Civil Engineers; American Water Works Association; Water Pollution Control Federation.     

Environmental Protection Agency Announces 1971–72 Chronological Schedule of Training Courses

Following are the chronological dates of course offerings of the Institute for Air Pollution Training, Office of Manpower Development, Environmental Protection Agency.

Courses are offered this Fiscal Year at nine regional centers as well as at the Institute headquarters at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

In addition to regular advanced courses offered each year, a three-weeks basic course “Principles and Practice of Air Pollution Control,” Course #452, will be offered nine times each year.     

Product Guide/1969

The Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association presents its second animal directory of air pollution products. This 11-page guide lists manufacturers of emission control equipment and air pollution instrumentation under product classifications which are shown below. These classifications are derived from McGraw-Hill’s Air Pollution Handbook, chapters 10, 11, and 13. The final portion of this guide contains an alphabetical listing of manufacturers.If any manufacturers or product categories have been inadvertently overlooked, the omission is regretted and should be brought to the attention of the editor. It will result in a more complete and accurate Product Guide/1970 to be published next December.     

Removal of Exhaust Odors from Solvent Extraction Operation by Activated Charcoal Adsorption

This report, published as Technical Data Sheet No. 1 of the Air Pollution Control Association’s TA-7 Odor and Gas Treatment Committee, has been in the 14 step approval procedure of APCA’s Technical Council and Board of Directors for over two years. The Committee is attempting a new departure in this report which would be reflected in future reports. It has attempted to write a brief summary of a typical case history in a concise fashion on one sheet. Comments made by members of the Technical Council and Board of Directors were considered in the preparation of the final report. It is now published as representing the “best thinking of the Association.”