The Air & Waste Management Association (abbreviated AWMA) is an international nonprofit professional organization focused on environmental protection and improving environmental decision-making. As of 2021, it has over 5,000 professional members in 65 countries, and it has 34 sections and 65 chapters around the world.[1] It was founded in June 1907 by a group of smoke inspectors in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its original name was the International Association for the Prevention of Smoke,[2] and its name was subsequently changed several times to reflect changes in its members' interests.[3] Specifically, it was renamed the Smoke Prevention Association of America in 1915, the Air Pollution Control Association in 1950, and obtained its current name in 1988.[4][5]
| Abbreviation | AWMA |
|---|---|
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Legal status | Professional organization |
| Location | |
| Fields | Environmental protection |
Membership (2021) | 5,000+[1] |
President | Brian Bunger |
President-Elect | Nancy E. Meilahn Fowler |
Vice President | Elizabeth Foeller |
| Publication | Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association |
| Website | www |
Formerly called |
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References
edit- ^ a b "A&WMA - Who We Are". AWMA. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ Beck, Bill (May 2007). "The First Half-Century: Pre– and Post–World War II Growth". Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 57 (5): 636–639. Bibcode:2007JAWMA..57..636B. doi:10.1080/10473289.2007.10465345. ISSN 1096-2247. PMID 29091575. S2CID 45592796.
- ^ Falk, Cathy (2021). "Air and Waste Management Association". Environmental Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "About Us". Ontario Section of the AWMA - Air & Waste Management Association. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ "Air and Waste Management Association". Union of International Associations. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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