Visible Emissions and Odor Enforcement Courses

EPA Based Air Pollution Training Courses

October 28th, 2009:   All scheduled Visible Emissions Evaluation Recertification field courses for the Fall 2009 season have been held.  If your firm has a pressing need for an additional recertification class this season, please contact our office IMMEDIATELY - one MAY be scheduled depending on demand.  Response so far has been EXTREMELY LIGHT.  Please note there is MAJOR NJDOT RECONSTRUCTION taking place at the intersection of Route 1 South and College Farm Road which has necessitated a slight relocation of the smoke generator - it is basically in the same general vicinity where the class has traditionally been held.  Please note all construction detour signs, especially when approaching the Cook Campus area from the south on Route 1.  Enter the field at the same location as in the past - use caution when approaching the construction area.  Visible Emissions Evaluation Recertification Field Courses start at 9:00 a.m. in the field adjacent to the intersection of Route 1 South and College Farm Road, near the large white Rutgers sign.   You may bring along pens, a clipboard, rubber bands, folding chair, and the beverage and/or snack of your choice to any field class.  You may park at the Agricultural Extension Conference Center building (beige building across from the Operator Training Center) in the areas designated as SPECIAL PERMIT ONLY (both sides) and at the Agricultural Museum parking area adjacent to the field.  Due to heavy equipment transport during this reconstruction period, please avoid parking near the back driveway adjacent to Bristol-Myers Squibb, as violators may be ticketed.  Please be sure to check this website or call (732) 932-9800 extension 6135, the night before any field class is scheduled to get the latest information regarding course status. 

November 10th, 2009: Our offering of  APTI 464 - Analytical Methods for Air Quality Standards, scheduled for November 16-20, 2009 has been postponed to May 2010.  Please refer to the course listing and "How to Register" sections of EPA Based Air Pollution Training Courses above for further details.  CEU credits for these courses have been approved - details are listed on the NJLMN network web site listings for each of these.  In addition to the aforementioned course, RAPTP has offered other air pollution training courses in the past – details of these are also listed.  Should your organization have an interest in any of these TBA courses, please contact us so that we may offer additional courses based on demand and staff and facility availability during 2010.

The Rutgers University Air Pollution Training Program

Rutgers University Air Pollution Training Program (RAPTP) has been providing air pollution training to federal, state and local air pollution agency and private sector personnel since the 1950's. The RAPTP is housed and operated in the Department of Environmental Sciences of Rutgers University, an academic department. The program maintains a state-of-art training facility that includes two classrooms and a well equipped laboratory with source and ambient monitoring and sampling instrumentation.  The Program is funded primarily through federal and state grants to provide continuing professional education to individuals from state and local air pollution agencies. Approximately forty days of training are offered on an annual basis. Training courses are conducted at the university and by request at other locations.

The course instructors are drawn from the Department of Environmental Sciences' faculty as well as from highly qualified individuals from both the public and private sectors. The RAPTP offers EPA designated courses such as APTI 450-Source Sampling, APTI 435-Atmospheric Sampling, APTI 464-Analytical Methods for Air Quality Standards, APTI 413-Control of Particulate Emissions, APTI 415-Control of Gaseous Emissions, APTI 452-Principles and Practices of Air Pollution Control, and others. We also offer visible emissions evaluation certification and recertification training and jurisdiction-specific courses in odor enforcement.
 

The RAPTP operates within the Rutgers Air and Noise Training Programs which are under the direction of: