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School Boilers HIA

School Boilers HIA. David Farrer Office of Environmental Public Health Screening, Scoping and Collaboration Webinar January 12, 2011. Background. Oregon has lots of trees. Federal Stimulus Money for Renewable Energy Projects. Many schools in Oregon need new boilers and money is tight.

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School Boilers HIA

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  1. School Boilers HIA David Farrer Office of Environmental Public Health Screening, Scoping and Collaboration Webinar January 12, 2011

  2. Background Oregon has lots of trees. Federal Stimulus Money for Renewable Energy Projects Many schools in Oregon need new boilers and money is tight. Wood pellet burning boiler

  3. Current Boiler Pollutants Air Settled Ash/Soot/Creosote Pollutants Proposed Wood-Burning Boiler Conceptual Model: Potential Ways Health Could be Impacted

  4. Stakeholders • School officials • Oregon Department of Energy (DOE) • Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) • US Forest Service (USFS) • Bureau of Land Management (BLM) • Wood pellet manufacturers • Elected officials • Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) • School stakeholders • Teachers • Other school staff • Students • Parents • Neighbors • Everyone who breaths air impacted by a school boiler

  5. Collaborators • Steering Committee • Matt Krumenauer- DOE • Larry Calkins- DEQ • Dave Stone- Oregon State University • Andrew Epstien- OHA- Asthma Program • David Farrer- OHA • External Collaborators • Rick Rumba- New Hampshire DES • Dan Cain- OHA- Industrial Hygienist • RushaTapadar- MPH Student at OSU

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