Program areas at NCASI
Air quality program: recent products of the Air quality program include technical bulletin no. 1078: an overview of the impact of operating conditions and fuel co-firing on Air emissions from bark boilers (may 31, 2022); technical bulletin no. 1079: evaluation of usepa method 202 for precursor bias (november 1, 2022); corporate correspondence memo cc-22-008: epa - proposed federal implementation plan (fip) addressing regional ozone transport for the 2015 ozone National ambient Air quality standard (naaqs) - ncasi comments (september 8, 2022); corporate correspondence memo cc-23-001: epa - final rule - National emission standards for hazardous Air pollutants for major sources: industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters (january 10, 2023); handbook of chemical-specific information for sara section 313 form r reporting (march 28, 2023); summary of best available technology for controlling criteria Air contaminants (april 14, 2022); white paper 22-03: an overview of reduced sulphur emissions from kraft pulp mills (july 15, 2022); webinar Air program activity update (april 5, 2022); webinar sara 313 form r reporting for 2021 - pulp and paper (april 28, 2022); webinar technical discussion on the 2022 csapr "good neighbor" proposal (may 27, 2022); Air program activity update (october 18, 2022).
Forestry program: briefing note 22-01: updates to the forest inventory and analysis database (july 11, 2022); briefing note 22-02: trends in forest harvest, regeneration, and management in the southeastern united states as related to biomass feedstock (august 23, 2022); briefing note 22-03: biodiversity and biomass feedstock in the southeastern us (august 24, 2022); fact sheet 22-06 invasive species in the us forests: risks and information needs (may 11, 2022); fact sheet 22-07 forest management and the water cycle (august 4, 2022); fact sheet 22-09 soil carbon and forest management - focus on the great lakes region (december 1, 2022); fact sheet fs-23-01 why do forest managers use clearcut harvesting (february 9, 2023); infographic - forest management practices that enhance value of southeastern managed pine landscapes to bird communities (december 1, 2022); habitat conservation plans (hcps) and other state-level forest management recommendations for bats (december 8, 2022); forestry program activity update (july 12, 2022); webinar climate change and forests (august 9, 2022); webinar forest environment and sustainability program activity update (january 17, 2023)
Water resouces program: recent products of the water resources program include technical bulletin no. 1080: bioaccumulation potential of pfas in fish (november 29, 2022); technical bulletin no. 1081: assessing the compatibility of process chemicals with pulp and paper wastewater treatment systems (february 2023); corporate correspondence memo cc-22-004: epa - water-draft pfoa and pfos National water quality recommendations (may 9, 2022); corporate correspondence memo cc-22-006: request for most recent form 2c application and npdes permits (august 2, 2022); corporate correspondence memo cc-23-003: epa - final rule - revised definition of "waters of the united states" (march, 1, 2023); corporate correspondence memo cc-23-004: epa - proposed rule - water quality standards regulatory revisions to protect tribal reserved rights; fact sheet 22-04 fecal indicator bacteria (april 28, 2022); handbook support document on npdes permitting (october 25, 2022); wastewater treatment training video series (august 8, 2022); white paper 23-01: evaluation of chronic whole effluent toxicity (wet) methods modifications to account for episodic exposures (january 30, 2023); webinar water resources program activity update (august 11, 2022); webinar managing odor at pulp and paper mill wastewater treatment facilities (august 30, 2022); webinar nutrient source surveys: approaches and use (december 1, 2022); webinar water resources program activity update (february 21, 2023)
Sustainability and climate program: fact sheet 22-05 noaa state climate summaries (may 3, 2022); fact sheet 22-08 wood ash as a soil amendment (november 3, 2022); fact sheet 22-10 climate change and historical forest growth changes in the us and canada (december 13, 2022); infographic - mapping the environmental, social, and governance (esg) landscape (september 27, 2022); strategic information memoranda 22-001: canada gazette notice with respect to reporting of greenhouse gases (ghgs) for 2021; strategic information memoranda 22-002: canada gazette notice with respect to substances in the National pollutant release inventory (npri) for 2022, 2023, and 2024 (june 17, 2022); webinar sustainability and climate program activity update (may 10, 2022); webinar sustainability and climate program activity update (december 6, 2022); webinar scope 3 ghg screening tool drop-in q&a session (march 22, 2023)
Chemical management and health effects: chemicals in products sheet on bisphenol compounds in products (june 13, 2022); chemicals in products sheet on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (pfas) in products (march 31, 2023); corporate correspondence memo cc-22-005: epa- new and updated health advisories for four pfas; corporate correspondence memo cc-22-007: epa proposal to designate pfoa/pfos under cercla (september 1, 2022); corporate correspondence memo cc-23-002: proposed rule to remove the de minimis exemption for tri reporting of pfas and for supplier notification of all chemicals of special concern (january 19, 2023); review and response - literature summaries on contaminants in food contact materials (june 13, 2022); white paper 22-02: summary of health effects research for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (pfas) (june 20, 2022); chemical management and health effects program activity update (june 15, 2022); webinar chemical management and health effects program activity update (november 29, 2022)
Wood products program: webinar sara 313 form r reporting for 2021 - wood products (april 26, 2022); webinar wood products program activity update (march 30, 2023)