CANADIAN SCIENTISTS TAKE PART IN MAJOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY ON AIR POLLUTION

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OTTAWA, July 12, 2004 -- Media representatives are advised that Environment Canada will hold a technical briefing on Thursday, July 15, about its participation in a major scientific study on air pollution this summer. Environment Canada’s lead scientist, Richard Leaitch, will deliver a fifteen-minute overview of the International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation (ICARTT). George Leblanc will describe the role of the National Research Council of Canada Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC-IAR) in the study. They hope the research will help improve forecasting of air quality and weather, and provide a better understanding of the effects of air pollution on our climate. This study will provide Environment Canada with a more solid scientific basis to address air pollution and its effects on human and environmental health. Event: Technical briefing Date: Thursday, July 15, 2004 Time: 9:30 a.m. (EDT) Location: NRC Hangar, 1920 Research Road, Building U61 (near Uplands Airport) For further information, please contact: Denis Simard Media Relations Environment Canada (819) 953-4016 Manon Lechasseur Media Relations National Research Council (613) 998-7352

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