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Volcanic Gas Discovery leads scientists to investigate the potential for Active Magma Reservoir Under Death Valley

AMOG Surveyor being towed through Searles Valley, taking continuous measurements of air quality and meteorology.

Air Pollution for the Ports of Long Beach/Los Angeles Decreases Amidst Stay-at-Home Orders

SISTER at the Port of Long Beach.

2020 Fall Meeting AGU Presentation on the Ports and the Health Effects of Air Pollution

Dr. Ira Leifer gives a talk at an AGU conference.

Seep Science: Air Quality around Hydrocarbon seeps

Aerial view of Coal Oil Point and the surrounding hydrocarbon seep field.

California Scientists Develop New Tool to Understand Dairy Air Quality

AMOG Surveyor on an access road at the California Polytechnic State University Dairy.

New Dairy Study finds Legacy Emissions Are Important BRI fields mobile, air quality lab in a car

Seep Science: Tar on the Beach

Tarball on the sand.

Seep Science: Chemosynthetic Ecosystems

A large mussel bed near hydrocarbon seeps.

Seep Science: Riverine Seepage

Dead Duckling Oil Pool in the Santa Paula Creek riverbed with thick black oil floating on water. Photo courtesy Ken Wilson, CDFG.

Geology Rules!!! at Coal Oil Point Seep Field (and every seep field)

Hydrocarbon reservoirs and geological processes.

Seep Science Report: 2005 “Mystery” Ventura Bird Oiling event found to be a result of riverine seepage overflow

Western grebe in rehabilitation being cleaned of oil at the International Bird rescue center in San Pedro, CA.

Seep Science: Air Quality around Hydrocarbon seeps

Aerial view of Coal Oil Point and the surrounding hydrocarbon seep field.

Preliminary data suggests wildfire smoke exposure leads to an increase in Covid19 cases

Smoke over San Francisco from the North Complex fire (August -December 2020).

2020 Fall Meeting AGU Presentation on the Ports and the Health Effects of Air Pollution

Dr. Ira Leifer gives a talk at an AGU conference.

California Scientists Develop New Tool to Understand Dairy Air Quality

AMOG Surveyor on an access road at the California Polytechnic State University Dairy.

New Dairy Study finds Legacy Emissions Are Important BRI fields mobile, air quality lab in a car