The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface (2022)
Chapter: Appendix D: Public Workshop Agenda
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"Appendix D: Public Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26460.
Appendix D
Public Workshop Agenda
JUNE 8, 2021
VIRTUAL (All times in EDT)
| 10:00 | Opening Remarks and Goals of the Workshop David Allen, Committee Chair |
I. COMPOSITION OF URBAN MATERIALS AND THEIR COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
Session Chairs: Marilyn Black and Anna Stec
| 10:10 | The Fuel of Our Homes - from Building Materials to Content Birgitte Messerschmidt, National Fire Protection Association |
| 10:35 | Combustion Product Yields: Basic Principles and Examples from Large Fire Tests Per Blomqvist, Research Institutes of Sweden |
| 11:00 | Behavior of Flame Retardants and Other Chemicals of Concern in Fires and Their Degradation Processes Richard Hull, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| 11:25 | Flame Retardants in Building Materials and Consumer Products: Concerns for Exposure Heather Stapleton, Duke University |
| 11:50 | Break |
II. EMISSION SOURCES AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURES
Session Chairs: Jeff Burgess and Fernando Rosario-Ortiz
| 12:30 | Exploring the Complexity of Gas and Particle Phase Organic Chemistry and Indoor Infiltration Rates When Wildfire Smoke Arrives in Highly Populated Regions of California Allen Goldstein, University of California Berkeley |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix D: Public Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Chemistry of Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/26460.
| 12:55 | Residential Indoor Exposure Downwind of Fires Shelly Miller, University of Colorado Boulder |
| 1:20 | Soil and Combustion Debris as Specific Emission Source Vectors for Water Bruce Macler, US Environmental Protection Agency (retired) |
| 1:45 | Exposure Routes as a Function of Chemical Types and Target Population: Who Are the Sensitive Populations and What Are Their Major Risks? John Balmes, University of California San Francisco & University of California Berkeley |
| 2:10 | Break |
III. CHEMICAL PROCESSES
Session Chairs: Barbara Turpin and Fred Dryer
| 2:20 | Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires: Perhaps the Greatest Challenge for Fire Safety Science? Samuel Manzello, National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| 2:45 | How Do Fire Conditions and Synthetic Materials Affect Near Field Chemistry in Urban Wildfires? Eric Guillaume, Efectis |
| 3:10 | How Does Regional Chemistry in Urban Wildfire Plumes Differ from Wildland Fires? Halogens and Plastics Steven Brown, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association |
| 3:35 | How Does Regional Chemistry in Urban Wildfire Plumes Differ from Wildland Fires? Insights from Chemical Transport Modeling Christine Wiedinmyer, University of Colorado Boulder |
IV. DATA GAPS AND RESEARCH NEEDS
Session Chairs: David Allen and Amara Holder
| 4:00 | A Panel Discussion on Research Needs and Data Gaps Per Blomqvist, Research Institutes of Sweden Samuel Manzello, National Institute of Standards and Technology Steven Brown, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Kathleen Navarro, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Peter Lahm, United States Forest Service |
Potential Discussion Questions:
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| 5:00 | Adjourn |
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