Program areas at NCASI
Air quality program: recent products of the Air quality program include: technical program activity update on the Air quality program (webinar, april 27, 2021); sara section 313 form r reporting for 2020 (webcasts, april 2021); update to the ncasi handbook of chemical-specific information for sara section 313 form r reporting (april 2021); review of boiler mact initial performance test data for hydrochloric acid and an update to the relationship between emissions and fuel content provided in ncasi technical bulletin no. 1032 (technical bulletin no. 1072, april 2021); impacts of firing high solids black liquor on kraft recovery furnace nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide emissions - a review (white paper, may 2021); other test method (otm) for measurement of selected pfas Air emissions from stationary sources (corporate correspondent memorandum, july 2021); technical program activity update on the Air quality program (webinar, august 3, 2021); review of boiler mact performance test data for carbon monoxide and particulate matter (technical bulletin no. 1074, august 2021); multiple presentations at the 2021 ncasi virtual conference (september 14-16, 2021); technical program activity update on wood products (webinar, december 2, 2021).
Forest environment & sustainability program: recent products of the forest environment & sustainability program include: managing for birds of conservation interest in the great lakes region (fact sheet, april 2021); herbicide tank mixtures - inert ingredients and adjuvants (fact sheet, may 2021); technical program activity update on the forest environment & sustainability program (webinar, june 1, 2021); climate change and forests (webinar, august 9, 2021); multiple presentations at the 2021 ncasi virtual conference (september 14-16, 2021); labor day fires of 2020 (briefing note, september 2021); technical program activity update on the forest environment & sustainability program (webinar, october 5, 2021); relationship between riparian buffers and terrestrial wildlife in the eastern united states (journal article in the journal of forestry, december 2021); assessing the impacts of fire on forests (fact sheet, january 2022); technical program activity update on the forest environment & sustainability program (webinar, february 15, 2022); climate projection analysis tool (february 2022); influence of landscape and vegetation characteristics on herpetofaunal assemblages in gulf coastal plain pine forests (journal article in the journal of wildlife management, february 2022); linkages between forestry best management practices and erosion in the southeastern u.s. (journal article in the journal of environmental management, march 2022); population trends and vital rates for marbled murrelet in the pacific northwest (journal article in northwestern naturalist, march 2022); forest harvest effects on low flow (fact sheet, march 2022).
Water resources program: recent products of the water resources program include: toxicity of pfas to aquatic biota: a literature review (white paper, april 2021); evaluation and review of fish bioaccumulation studies for pfas (white paper, may 2021); deriving human health and aquatic life water quality criteria in the united states for bioaccumulative substances: a historical review and future perspective (journal article in environmental toxicology & chemistry, june 2021); clean water act methods update rule for the analysis of effluents (corporate correspondent memorandum, june 2021); ncasi wastewater treatment educational video series (june 2021); technical program activity update on the water resources program (webinar, july 6, 2021); hydraulic tracer study data analysis tool for wastewater basins (technical bulletin no. 1073, august 2021); final nutrient criteria guidance for lakes (corporate correspondent memorandum, august 2021); multiple presentations at the 2021 ncasi virtual conference (september 14-16, 2021); water analytical methods - epa methods for pcbs and pfas (corporate correspondent memorandum, september 2021); epa water - notice of availability - preliminary effluent guidelines program plan 15 (corporate correspondent memorandum, september 2021); long-term receiving water study (fact sheet, november 2021); recommendations for data collection priorities when preparing for technology-based effluent limitations (white paper, november 2021); technical program activity update on the water resources program (webinar, november 16, 2021); proposed rule to revise the definition of "waters of the united states" (corporate correspondent memorandum, february 2022); considerations in managing wastewater odor at pulp and paper operations (journal article in the tappi journal, march 2022); technical program activity update on the water resources program (webinar, march 1, 2022); biotic response to mill effluents in whole effluent toxicity tests: comparison of existing methods with new methods under development by epa (technical bulletin no. 1077, march 2022); clean water act hazardous substance worst case discharge planning regulations (corporate correspondent memorandum, march 2022).
Sustainable manufacturing & climate program: recent products of the sustainable manufacturing & climate program include: contextualizing life cycle assessment with human and ecological health effects for paper and plastic products (white paper, april 2021); beneficial use cost comparison model (may 2021); technical program activity update on the sustainable manufacturing & climate program (webinar, may 11, 2021); greenhouse gas calculation tools for pulp & paper mills (june 2021); evaluation of scope 3 greenhouse gas emission drivers by product category (tool, august 2021); technical program activity update on the sustainable manufacturing & climate program (webinar, september 7, 2021); scope 3 greenhouse gas screening tool (september 2021); multiple presentations at the 2021 ncasi virtual conference (september 14-16, 2021); greenhouse gas reductions for the us pulp & paper industry (white paper, october 2021); scenario-based climate changes risk assessment under tcfd and cdp (white paper, january 2022); technical program activity update on the sustainable manufacturing & climate program (webinar, january 18, 2022).
Chemical management & health effects program: recent products of the chemical management & health effects program include: guidance document for applying the pesticide root zone model in screening-level pfas leaching assessments (white paper, may 2021); guidance for applying the pesticide root zone model in screening-level pfas assessments (webinar, july 27, 2021); ncasi review of publications on environmental effects of glyphosate (july 2021); multiple presentations at the 2021 ncasi virtual conference (september 14-16, 2021).