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From Detection to Decision: Air Monitoring and ERPG Values

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During a hazardous materials incident, air monitoring is a critical tool for protecting responders, the public and the environment. But collecting readings is only the first step, the real challenge is understanding what those readings mean and using them to make informed decisions in rapidly changing conditions.

In this episode of The Hazmat Files, industry experts discuss how the Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPGs) help turn air monitoring data into actionable information. Learn how ERPG values support protective action decisions such as evacuation and shelter-in-place and how air monitoring guides response efforts from initial assessment through recovery.

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Christopher Kuhlman, PhD, CIH, DABT

Vice President, Emergency Response

Dr. Christopher Kuhlman is a board-certified toxicologist (DABT) and industrial hygienist (CIH) with experience in the fields of occupational toxicology, environmental toxicology, industrial hygiene, and human health risk assessment. Dr. Kuhlman’s background includes a B.S. in Biochemistry from The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from The University of Arizona. Upon completion of his Ph.D., Dr. Kuhlman accepted a position as a Toxicologist at Onterris in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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