Dear folks
The next air monitoring training will occurr April 18, 2009 5PM-7PM at Shelter Number 1 in Roane County Park on Hwy 70 down by the Watt’s Bar Lake.

There will be a hotdog dinner for those taking part in the training.

If you can learn to program a digital watch, use a pair of tweezers, and put some vinyl gloves on your hands then you can use this air monitor. There are also a bunch of other ways to help with the air monitoring program that don't include fine motor skills. Its that simple.

Look out for future trainings on interpreting the raw data, and more how-to-use the air monitoring equipment

There have been two air monitoring trainings so far and three Roane County residents know how to install the Mini Volume air monitors. UMD is working with the Global Community Monitor to provide air monitoring. We have the support of Mike Farmer and are working with other local residents and governments to set up monitoring in their areas as well. The first six air samples have been sent off to the laboratory and we expect the raw data back by April 6, 2009 at which point we will pass the data along to Roane County.

If you have any questions please call Matt at 865 689 2778.
Thanks, Matt Landon full time volunteer for United Mountain Defense and dedicated Roane county volunteer

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