Air quality related values (AQRVs) for Klamath Network (KLMN) parks: Effects from ozone; visibility reducing particles; and atmospheric deposition of acids, nutrients and toxics
Sullivan TJ. 2016. Air quality related values (AQRVs) for Klamath Network (KLMN) parks: Effects from ozone; visibility reducing particles; and atmospheric deposition of acids, nutrients and toxics. Natural Resource Report. NPS/KLMN/NRR—2016/1160. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report describes the Air Quality Related Values (AQRVs) of the Klamath Network (KLMN). AQRVs are those resources sensitive to air quality and include streams, lakes, soils, vegetation, fish and wildlife, and visibility. The KLMN parks that are included in the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program and discussed in this report are Crater Lake National Park (CRLA), Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO), Lava Beds National Monument (LABE), Oregon Caves National Monument (ORCA), Redwood National Park (REDW), and Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS). Crater Lake NP, LABE, LAVO and REDW are Class I air quality areas and receive special protection against air quality impacts under the Clean Air Act (CAA); the other two parks are Class II areas. Sullivan et al. (2011a, 2011b) and Kohut (2007) conducted risk assessments for acidification, eutrophication, and ozone (O3) for the KLMN parks; their results are described in this report. This report also describes air pollutant emissions and air quality, and their effects on AQRVs in the KLMN. The primary pollutants likely to affect AQRVs include nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) compounds (nitrate [NO3-], ammonium [NH4+], and sulfate [SO42-]); ground-level O3; haze-causing particles; and airborne toxics. Background for this section can be found in “Air Quality Related Values (AQRVs) in National Parks. Effects from Ozone; Visibility Reducing Particles; and Atmospheric Deposition of Acids, Nutrients and Toxics” (Sullivan 2016). File size: 3.5 MB
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sullivan, Timothy
- Date of Issue
- 2016-03-18
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CRLA , KLMN , LABE , LAVO , NRSS , ORCA , REDW , WHIS
- Keywords
- Acidification, Air Quality Related Values, Airborne Toxics, AQRV, Critical loads, Deposition, Emissions, Nitrogen, Ozone, Sulfur, 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