Air quality related values (AQRVs) for National Capitol Region Network (NCRN) parks: Effects from ozone; visibility reducing particles; and atmospheric deposition of acids, nutrients and toxics

Sullivan TJ. 2016. Air quality related values (AQRVs) for National Capitol Region Network (NCRN) parks: Effects from ozone; visibility reducing particles; and atmospheric deposition of acids, nutrients and toxics. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCRN/NRR—2016/1172. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado

This report describes the Air Quality Related Values (AQRVs) of the National Capitol Region Network (NCRN). AQRVs are those resources sensitive to air quality and include “visibility or a specific scenic, cultural, physical, biological, ecological, or recreational resource identified by the Federal Land Manager for a particular area”. The NCRN parks that are included in the NPS Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program, and discussed in this report, are Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI), Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO), Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH), George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP), Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE), Manassas National Battlefield Park (MANA), Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO), National Capital Parks-East (NACE), Prince William Forest Park (PRWI), Rock Creek Park (ROCR), and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (WOTR). Sullivan et al. (2011a, 2011b) and Kohut (2007) conducted risk assessments for acidification, eutrophication, and ozone (O3) for the NCCN 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 NCRN. 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: 2.9 MB

Type
Published Report
Authors
Sullivan, Timothy
Date of Issue
2016-03-25
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
ANTI , CATO , CHOH , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , MONO , NACE , NCRN , NRSS , PRWI , ROCR , WOTR
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

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