Air Pollution Control Officer
Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District
Bio:
Mr. Kiddoo began his career with the District over a decade ago as a Research Systems Analyst and spent the last five years as its Senior Research and Systems Analyst. His work included sophisticated air monitoring and development of data analyses of dust pollution from the dried Owens Lake bed. Mr. Kiddoo previously worked for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the University of California White Mountain Research Station. He was born in Bishop, raised in Mammoth Lakes and Bishop and is married to wife Brenda. Their sons, Reymond and Dezert Sky are students at Bishop Union High School.
Title: The Dust Never Seems to Settle for Long These Days: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dust: Shared Goals, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities for Future Work
Abstract: Dust from desiccating saline lakes can have significant impacts on the environment, air quality, human health, and the economy. Yet, there's no one-size-fits all approach to monitoring, measuring, or mitigating dust emissions from dry lakebeds. At the last Issues Forum, we listened to experts describe their efforts at Owens Lake, Mono Lake, and Salton Sea. How have their findings and advice impacted investigations of dust in our own backyard? What are our current knowns and unknowns about dust emissions from the dry lakebed of Great Salt Lake? Join us for a collaborative presentation and panel discussion of how we've been working to better understand the social and environmental impacts of dust and what research and management opportunities lie ahead.