November 16, 2005

This edition features:

Air Curriculum, Idleaire Truck Stop Technology, Burn Barrels, Wood Stoves

Program description:

The November broadcast of Air Toxics Now will feature the In the Air curriculum developed by the Missouri Botanical Garden's EarthWays Center. The curriculum is designed for K-12 students and adults to help them better understand air borne toxics issues in their communities. We will report on the Idleaire Truck Stop Technology. Truck stops along I-85 in SC, NC and TN are equipped with technology that allows truckers to turn their vehicles off at truck stops. This technology received a Clean Air Excellence Award. The broadcast will include a segment on burn barrels. Open burning of household waste in barrels is potentially one of the largest sources of airborne dioxin and furan emissions in the US. The story will highlight the BYB (Back Yard Burning) Website developed by the Office of Solid Waste. A report on Residential Wood Smoke and The Great American Woodstove Changeout Campaign will be featured. Across the country, nearly 10 million Americans use woodstoves as a primary or secondary source of home heating. Most of the stoves in use today - some 80 to 90 percent - are older stoves that emit a significant amount of pollution.

Target audience:

This broadcast is developed especially for State, local and Tribal air toxics personnel to support implementation of air toxic reduction programs.