Air quality monitoring protocol and standard operating procedures for the Northern Colorado Plateau Network
Perkins DW. 2010. Air quality monitoring protocol and standard operating procedures for the Northern Colorado Plateau Network. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCPN/NRR—2010/239. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
The National Park Service (NPS) is charged with maintaining parks and their resources unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. Park resources affected by air quality include scenery and vistas, vegetation, water, and wildlife. Both the Clean Air Act and the NPS Organic Act protect air resources in national parks. Additionally, the Northern Colorado Plateau Network (NCPN) has identified several aspects of air quality as high-priority vital signs for monitoring. This protocol documents the methods currently used for collecting air quality data in NCPN parks and describes how related data products are retrieved, managed, and analyzed for regular reporting to NCPN parks.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Perkins, Dustin
- Date of Issue
- 2010-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ARCH , BLCA , BRCA , CANY , CARE , CEBR , COLM , CURE , DINO , IMDP , NABR , NCPN , NRSS , TICA , ZION
- Keywords
- Air Quality, airborne contaminants, Atmospheric Deposition, Atmospheric Sciences, Dry Deposition, Monitoring, NCPN monitoring protocol, Ozone, Visibility
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Ozone , Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Wet and Dry Deposition , Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Visibility and Particulate Matter , Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Air Contaminants