Coping with Misleading Information

Two good reads on climate disruption:

1) Computer-assisted classification of contrarian claims about climate change
Coan, T.G., Boussalis, C., Cook, J. et al. Sci Rep 11, 22320 (2021).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-01714-4

2) Climate déjà vu
Science, Vol 387, Issue 6733, p. 455 (21 Jan 2025)
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw1532

Good Indoor Air Quality requires adequate fresh air exchange. Avoid poorly ventilated indoor areas. Prudent monitoring includes temperature, humidity, carbon monoxide CO, carbon dioxide CO2, volatile organic compounds VOCs, formaldehyde H2CO, and particulates PM2.5. If you do not have a personal monitor, request one from the library of things at your local library.

MERV 13 filters and KN95 masks can slow spreading of aerosols. Observe public health regulations. Prudent practice, including vaccines to provide defense mechanisms.

Michigan Air Quality Dashboard
https://air-egle.hub.arcgis.com/

Wisconsin Air Quality Monitor
https://airquality.wi.gov/home/map

Purple Air
https://www2.purpleair.com/

Local wastewater monitoring is useful in the detection of viruses and other substances of concern in public health. Wisconsin Wastewater Monitoring Program
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/wastewater.htm

Conference Organization

ACS Fall 2026, Chicago, August 23-27
JOINT ENFL & GEOC
Atmospheric Methane: Sources, Sinks, and Solutions
https://callforabstracts.acs.org/acsfall2026

ACS Spring 2026, Atlanta, March 22-26
JOINT ENFL, ENVR, GEOC, I&EC
Methane: Chemistry of a Greenhouse Gas

Atlantic Basin Conference on Chemistry
ABCChem December 2026
Chemical engineering process technology research for global sustainability
https://abcchem.org/

Pacifichem 2025
Honolulu, December 15-20
Approaching Steady-State Atmospheric Methane in the Anthropocene
https://pacifichem.org