Air Quality Training 101
About AQ101
Air Quality 101 (AQ101) Training provides a comprehensive and foundational knowledge of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and its various regulatory programs. The program covers the history of the CAA, National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), and an overview of regulatory programs that impact industrial operations (e.g., New Source Performance Standards, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, air quality modeling, etc.). The program also covers more focused topics that are encountered day to day by facility environmental personnel such as the basics of emissions testing and continuous emissions monitoring.
NEW FOR 2024: A new Digital Track is now being offered as an alternative (or addition) to the traditional AQ101 program. The traditional AQ101 program will now be referred to as the NSR Track. Learn more below.
AQ101 is ALL4’s training for professionals with no or limited experience in the field of air quality. It may also be helpful for professionals with experience in a specific sub-discipline of air quality who are looking to expand their knowledge.
AQ101 is training for those seeking to establish and further their understanding of air quality obligations that impact regulated facilities on a day to day basis. The topics covered by AQ101 will be encountered by environmental personnel in their real world projects.
Unlike other air quality training programs, AQ101 is delivered via twelve 1-hour webinar sessions, so no out of facility or office time is required for AQ101 participation. The first eight sessions are common to both the New Source Review (NSR) and Digital Tracks. The final four sessions of the NSR Track take a deeper dive into NSR permitting and air dispersion modeling, and the final four sessions of the Digital Track address concepts for digital air compliance tools. The NSR Track is designed for environmental professionals who have an interest in the requirements associated with air quality permitting. The Digital Track is designed for software and environmental professionals whose primary focus is managing compliance with air quality requirements. Both tracks can be taken where there is interest in both subjects.
Numerous professional designations require continuing education/professional development. Upon completing either track, a certificate will be provided identifying ALL4’s Air Quality 101 as 12 hours of continuing education/professional development (or 16 hours for both tracks). Many states and professional organizations accept continuing education hours/professional development hours for license/certification renewal purposes. To ensure acceptability in each personal situation, please check with the requirements of your State Board/Professional Organization.
RegistrationRegistration for AQ101 is on an individual user basis. Each user has access to live webinars and the recordings after each session. Discounts are available for groups of 4 or more. AQ101 is $950/user
Participating in both the NSR and Digital Tracks is $1,400/user
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Instructor
Lindsey Kroos, Technical Manager
Lindsey believes that having more than a cursory understanding of the history and intent of air quality regulations enhances how facilities incorporate those regulations into their daily business routines. Being smart about regulations that direct how to permit, demonstrate compliance, monitor, and track air emissions provides a competitive advantage to the air quality professional and, at the very least, puts him/her on equal footing when interacting with regulators. During AQ101, Lindsey engages in dialogue with other ALL4 experts on foundational air quality topics, and incorporates examples, survey and poll questions, and other interactive methods that quickly fill up each hour session.
Phone: 610.422.1122 | Email: lkroos@all4inc.com
Syllabus
All sessions are at 12:00pm-1:00pm ET*
Session 1 – Clean Air Act and Air Quality History
10.22.2024
Court decisions, Federal Register, CAA amendments, State Implementation Plans (SIPs)
SESSION 2 – AIR POLLUTANTS
11.05.2024
Pollutant formation, pollutant families, major source thresholds
SESSION 3 – STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES
11.19.2024
Modification, reconstruction, emission guidelines
SESSION 4 – NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
12.03.2024
Part 61 and Part 63, RMP, residual risk
SESSION 5 – EMISSIONS CALCULATIONS, INVENTORIES, AND REPORTING
12.17.2024
Emissions calculations, air quality modeling inventories, NSR inventories, HAP inventories, NSPS inventories, state and Federal reporting
SESSION 6 – stack testing AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING SYSTEMS
01.07.2025
Basics of stack testing and CEM programs, why, when, how
SESSION 7 – OPERATING PERMITS
01.21.2025
State and Federal level, semi-annual compliance, compliance assurance monitoring renewals, how to modify
SESSION 8 – construction permits
02.04.2025
Construction permitting, introduction to New Source Review: overview and basic definitions
NSR Track |
Digital Track |
NSR Session 9 – PSD and Non-attainment NSR Applicability02.18.2025Applicability test, regulated NSR pollutants |
Digital SESSION 9 – DIGITAL SOLUTION DEPLOYMENT FOR AIR PROGRAMS02.11.2025Applicable requirements, data entry/live calculations, event forms/workflows, notifications, tasking, reporting |
NSR Session 10 – The Other NSR Components03.04.2025Best Available Control Technology (BACT), offsets, precursor pollutants, Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER) |
Digital SESSION 10 – COMPLIANCE TRACKING AND AIR EMISSIONS LIMITS02.25.2025Operating and emissions limits, groups of equipment, units of measure, early warning, rolling calculations |
NSR Session 11 – Air Quality Modeling Basics03.18.2025Introduction to air quality modeling |
Digital SESSION 11 – Air Data Sources, Integrations, and Migrations03.11.2025Inbound and outbound digital tools, extract/transform/load (ETL) |
NSR Session 12 – PSD Air Quality Modeling04.01.2025NAAQS and PSD increment compliance, air quality related values (AQRVs), Class I impacts |
Digitial SESSION 12 – TROUBLESHOOTING DIGITAL AIR SOLUTIONS03.25.2025Dimensional analysis, hardcoded data, outdated methods, efficiencies |
*The order of the sessions is subject to change. The recordings are available shortly after each session and can be viewed for the duration of the course and for two months after the last session concludes.
Cancellation Policy: Please note that we cannot provide refunds on our training; canceling your registration with the link provided by GoToWebinar will not unenroll you from AQ101. In very specific instances, we can allow the transfer of registration to another employee (e.g., a registrant leaves your company or department). For more information, please contact Lindsey Kroos (lkroos@all4inc.com // 610.422.1122).
Spring 2024: After June 18, 2024, we will no longer accept requests to transfer registrations.
Fall 2024: After December 17, 2024, we will no longer accept requests to transfer registrations.
Payment is due upon registration. If paying via invoice, registration will be completed upon receipt of payment.
