TAMS Steering Committee
Ondrea Barber
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona
Tony Basabe
Swinomish Tribe, Washington State
Ryan Callison
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
Steve Crawford
Passamaquoddy Tribe-Pleasant Point, Maine
Lynn Hall
Bad River Band ofChippewa, Wisconsin
Steve Terry
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Florida
Jim Woods
Makah Indian Tribe, Washington State
Ex officio members
Bob Gruenig
NTEC, New Mexico
Barrel Harmon
U.S. EPA-OAR, Tribal Program
Jed Harrison
U.S. EPA, R&IE National Laboratory
Stephen Hartsfleld
NTAA, New Mexico
Mehrdad Khatibi
ITEP, Arizona
Phil Lorang
U.S. EPA-OAQPS, North Carolina
Doug McDaniel
U.S. EPA Region 9, California
Tribal Air Monitoring
The TAMS Center is a
model partnership
co-managed by the Institute
for Tribal Environmental
Support Center Professionals (ITEP),
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ARIZONA University in Flagstaff;
UNIVERSITY ^'^' EPA; and Tribal air
quality professionals.
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For more information on the TAMS Center and its
Tribal-support services, or to arrange a visit, contact
U.S. EPA - TAMS Center
P.O. Box 98517
Las Vegas, NV 89193-8517
Telephone: (702) 784-8264
FAX: (702) 784-8261
Tribal
You can also find information on the TAMS Center
by visiting our website at:
http://www.nau.edu/tams
A mode
partnership
for a healthier
environment...
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he Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center is
the first technical training center designed specifically to
meet the needs of tribes involved in air quality manage-
ment in Indian Country.
The TAMS Center offers an array of training and support
services to Tribal air quality professionals, including:
• Training courses designed to build technical skills and
environmental monitoring capacity
Training in monitoring for pollutants, Quality
Assurance/Quality Control, and data management and
analysis
PM filter weighing services
Technical assistance including monitor calibration
and verification, filter weighing, maintenance,
Quality Assurance/Quality Control, and trouble-
shooting support
• An environmental resource information center
offering networking and data retrieval services
Future programs and services may include:
Technology transfer and specialized technical
development support
• Other criteria pollutants
• Multi-media support
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EPA Air Monitoring I
Training Platform
The TAMS Center's outdoor training platform supports up-
to-date ambient-air monitoring technology. At the platform,
course participants and those involved in specialized training
learn crucial field-related skills such as calibration, assembly,
operation, and troubleshooting.
Technical Support
Tribal environmental professionals can obtain a wide
range of technical support, both at the TAMS Center
and in the field. Support is provided by the Institute
for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP), EPA,
and Tribal environmental professionals.
Classroom Instruction
Air quality training courses at the TAMS Center, sponsored
by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
(ITEP), provide Tribal attendees with the skills and knowl-
edge they need to launch, manage, and fine-tune Tribal air
quality programs. Taught by ITEP, EPA, and Tribal instruc-
tors, TAMS Center courses address such topics as Quality
Assurance Project Plans, Dataloggers, Air Pollution
Technology, Air Quality System (AQS), Data Management,
Meteorological Stations, Air Toxics Monitoring and
Environmental Radiation Monitoring for Tribes.
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TAMS Resource
Information Center
A Resource Information Center is being developed which
will include equipment manufacturer's specifications,
a networking list for Tribal air monitoring profession-
als, EPA regulations and guidance documents, textbooks
and other materials with an air monitoring emphasis.
Materials will be available at the Resource Information
Center for review, loan and/or distribution. The Resource
Information Center also functions as an EPA Air Pollution
Distance Learning Network downlink site.
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