Date: Sep 22, 2022
Day: Thu
Time: 05:00 pm
Detail:
Fire-Flood Environmental Monitorin
Explained in Miami Sept. 22
After the devastating Telegraph fire resulted in flash floods one year ago, Miami and Globe residents had concerns about environmental quality: potential contaminants released by the fires and transported by water and wind. Learn more, and find out how you can join a citizens’ monitoring effort – Thursday Sept. 22, from 5:00pm – 6:30pm at the Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum in Miami. Light refreshments will be served from 5:00 – 5:30 pm, following by a one-hour a presentation and discussion starting at 5:30pm.
Hosted by University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Gila County, the forum’s goal is to unite local residents concerned about environmental quality related to post-fire flooding, gather to discuss project goals and details, and plan for a two-year project where local resident volunteers will monitoring environmental data.
“Events as massive and landscape-wide as the Telegraph fire can alter the physical, chemical, and biogeochemical properties of the soil and surface materials,” said Chris Jones, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Agent for Gila County. “Wildfires can release and contaminants into the soil, and resulting dust can change air quality. It is critical to determine whether these activities are presenting exposure pathways to contaminants. This research will help communities prepare for compound events and the public health risks posed by the confluence of climate change and resource extraction.”
This two-year volunteer effort and study is cooperatively funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the University of Arizona’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and it’s a research project likely to have impacts even beyond our local region.
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