Upper Cloumbia Basin Network Air Resource Summary
Cummings T. 2012. Upper Cloumbia Basin Network Air Resource Summary
Visitors to national parks expect clean, clean air. The health of park ecosystems and the integrity of cultural resources depend upon clean air. Air pollutants can impair visibility, harm human and wildlife health, injure trees and other vegetation, acidify streams and lakes, leach nutrients from soils, and erode buildings and monuments. The NPS Organic Act provides the basis for air resource protection in all units of the National Park System. In addition, the Clean Air Act amendments of 1977 designated 48 national parks and NPS wilderness areas—including Craters of the Moon National Monument
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Cummings, Tonnie
- Date of Issue
- 2012-05-24
- Units
- CRMO
- Keywords
- Air Quality, Nitrogen, Pollution, Upper Columbia Basin Network