Introducing SISTER 2: BRI’s Upgraded Mobile Air Quality Laboratory
BRI has conducted mobile air quality laboratory surveys since 2014. These surveys have been to estimate emissions from a...
Preliminary data suggests wildfire smoke exposure leads to an increase in Covid19 cases
The 2020 fire season was brutal, blanketing cities from San Diego to Seattle in wildfire smoke, creating red skies...
BRI and The Aerospace Corporation Deploy to The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for Air Quality Surveys
The BRI team headed down to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles (hereafter referred to as “The...
Massive dolphin pod swarms BRI scientists in the Santa Barbara Channel
Last week, our team spotted a massive disturbance on the horizon heading towards their small vessel while collecting natural...
2020 Fall Meeting AGU Presentation on the Ports and the Health Effects of Air Pollution
BRI’s CEO Ira Leifer presents a talk for the 2020 AGU Fall Meeting on air pollution trends seen at...
Normal Activity Resumes at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports: BRI Returns for Air Quality Surveys
After the stay-at-home order was implemented, BRI conducted several air quality surveys of the Ports of Long Beach and...
BRI’s CEO Dr. Ira Leifer on “Last Born In The Wilderness” Podcast
The episode, Awakening The Giant: Global Methane Release & The Great Strategic Mistake, goes into the importance of accounting...
A Look Inside SIS – BRI’s Standard Instrumentation Suite
In 2014, BRI developed a unique facility, AMOG Surveyor (now rebuilt as SIS), which was developed for satellite validation...
BRI proposes study to understand the implications of air pollution from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on downwind community health
The nation’s busiest ports are the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles (hereafter the “Ports”). These Ports handle...
Seep Science Report: 2005 “Mystery” Ventura Bird Oiling event found to be a result of riverine seepage overflow
In southern California, and elsewhere, oiled birds are periodically found on beaches with no obvious associated oil spill. Possible...
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Featured Application - Ceilometer Analysis
BRI’s unique approach adds ceilometer data to ground surveys which are a more economical and accessible measurement method (as compared to air surveys).
Featured Article - SISTER 2: BRI’s Upgraded Mobile Air Quality Laboratory
BRI has just completed its upgrades of SISTER 2 (Standard Instrumentation Suite: Truck Enabled for Response). Over the last six months, SISTER has undergone major improvements in its structure, analyzer systems, power, and other subsystems.
