Welcome to APRIL: Air Plume Readiness Interactive
Learning!
This six-hour course will help you build your skills and knowledge in responding
to a release of air toxics. Specifically, this course will help you learn how
to:
- Read and interpret air plume model “predictive plots"
- Assess the utility of a predictive plot in supporting decision-making
- Recognize the different capabiltiies of various plume models
- Incorporate the use of predictive plots as a tool in your emergency response
planning and decision-making
In this course you will play the role of a specialist on air toxic releases
for an emergency response team in North Pointe, a small fictional city. It will
be your job to determine how to handle two contaminant release scenarios. In
the first scenario, you will decide what actions need to be taken to contain
an accidental leak of toxic hydrogen fluoride gas. In the second, you must respond
to a release of radiological materials. It will be up to you to determine how
to mitigate the threat of radiation exposure to the local population.
Before beginning these scenarios, you should first acquaint yourself with the
course by reading the Course Home section, including Course
Description, Succeeding in this Course, Website
Structure, and Course Help.
Next, you should open the Knowledge Center. Here you will
find numerous downloadable articles and links to readings about various topics
on air releases. While you don't have to read everything here, we do recommend
that you read some of them, especially if you're less familiar with the subject
matter.
When you are ready to begin work, you can start the first scenario by clicking
Course Scenarios, then selecting "A: Chemical Release".
One or more expert mentors will be available should you have any questions
as you work through each scenario. A mentor will also review your work in the
scenarios and give you feedback on it.
Good luck!
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