42nd Air Pollution Workshop
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Since the first meeting, held at Penn State University in 1969, plant scientists with interest in air pollution effects to all forms of vegetation and natural ecosystems have met each year at various locations around the USA, Canada and Mexico for the Air Pollution Workshop. Participants are from research programs within universities, Agricultural Experiment Stations, federal agencies such as the US EPA, USDA and the National Park Service. In addition, many state and local officials have attended meetings when held nearby to their offices. A strong contingent of European and Asian colleagues with interests in air pollution and vegetation effects have attended the most recently held Workshops.

The 42nd Air Pollution Workshop will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in April 2010. The workshop will be hosted by Ariel Lugo, Director, The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF), US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. The IITF is located on the grounds of the University of Puerto Rico, Agricultural Experimental Station. The Institute is dedicated to tropical forestry on an international level.

The Air Pollution Workshop provides an informal setting for presentations and discussions of current research topics and issues on various aspects of air pollution effects on agricultural crops, forests and ecosystems. In recent years, issues related to climate change effects have become part of the scope of the Workshop. The regional effects of pollutants, especially ozone and nitrogen deposition, are topics of particular interest. In addition, issues related to evaluation of risks associated with air pollution in natural systems have become part of the most recent Workshop discussions, and sessions dealing with education and public outreach have also been well attended. Each year the Workshop consists of a few general sessions with topics of broad interest along with several smaller sessions on specific topics. The topics selected for the final program are based upon input from Workshop participants planning to attend. The 42nd Air Pollution Workshop Program will be chaired by David Grantz and Steve McNulty. Please contact them with your suggestions regarding the Workshop program. Additional information regarding the local arrangements for the 2010 workshop will be posted later this year.

Each year the Workshop consists of a few general sessions with topics of broad interest along with several smaller sessions on specific topics. The topics selected for the final program are based upon input from Workshop participants planning to attend. A 9-member committee is responsible for directing the workshop's activities. For additional information, please visit our Introduction web page.

Dr. Marcus Schaub is the European contact for information regarding this meeting and can be reached via email at marcus.schaub@wsl.ch

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Future Workshops

43nd Air Pollution Workshop (2011): Location To Be Announced

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Updated: May 12, 2009