Reply #106: Why are AQ models not being used to determine key locations to sample air and water in the USA?

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I've used Backward Trajectory models to determine point-sources for air quality pollutants. I did this for 8 years for American Indian Tribes. A brief article on how this is done and why its key for Tribe's is here: http://www4.nau.edu/itep/air/docs/NVFall_05.pdf

It seems the EPA and others are not using modeling to determine locations to sample air and water for contaminates from this nuclear catastrophe in Japan.

If the model from the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) is correct/valid, then San Francisco is not the ideal location to take rainwater samples. Samples should be taken daily in the Portland, OR area. Portland has seen record rainfall for the month of March, and it seems from this model, Oregon is the central location air plumes of radionuclies are the most concentrated.

Here is the model: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wJninXiYIM

This is the time of year people are planting their gardens and fields, rainwater is essential for crops. It be nice to know several studies are going to be done in key locations (based on air/water quality modeling and monitoring) to study levels of radiation (and other toxins linked to this nuclear accident in Japan) in U.S. based agriculture.