Air quality related values (AQRVs) for Mediterranean Coast Network (MEDN) parks: Effects from ozone; visibility reducing particles; and atmospheric deposition of acids, nutrients and toxics
Sullivan TJ. 2016. Air quality related values (AQRVs) for Mediterranean Coast Network (MEDN) parks: Effects from ozone; visibility reducing particles; and atmospheric deposition of acids, nutrients and toxics. Natural Resource Report. NPS/MEDN/NRR—2016/1162. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This report describes the Air Quality Related Values (AQRVs) of the Mediterranean Coast Network (MEDN). Networks have been defined by the National Park Service (NPS) based on geography and shared natural resource characteristics. AQRVs are those resources sensitive to air quality and include streams, lakes, soils, vegetation, fish and wildlife, and visibility. The MEDN parks that are included in the NPS Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program, and discussed in this report, are Channel Islands National Park (CHIS), Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO), and Cabrillo National Monument (CABR). Sullivan et al. (2011a, 2011b) and Kohut (2007a) conducted risk assessments for acidification, eutrophication, and ozone (O3) for the MEDN parks; their results are summarized in this report. This report also describes air pollutant emissions and air quality, and their effects on AQRVs. 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: 2.1 MB
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sullivan, Timothy
- Date of Issue
- 2016-03-18
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CABR , CHIS , MEDN , NRSS , SAMO
- 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