Little River Canyon National Preserve, Ozone and Foliar Injury Summary, 2017
Jernigan J. 2018. Little River Canyon National Preserve, Ozone and Foliar Injury Summary, 2017. National Park Service
Ozone is a gas that occurs naturally in the lower levels of the earth’s atmosphere. However, human-produced pollution can become an unnatural source of additional ozone that results in injury to humans and plants. The Cumberland Piedmont Network (CUPN) has been monitoring ozone and its injury to plants since 2008 to fulfill the National Park Service (NPS) mandate to protect its resources and preserve the enjoyment of these resources. Beginning in 2017, ozone concentration sampling was discontinued and foliar injury sampling continues uninterrupted.The CUPN Ozone and Foliar Injury Program is designed to provide a network-wide assessment of status and trends in ozone foliar injury levels. All 14 CUPN park units are sampled on a rotational schedule outlined in CUPN’s ozone concentration and foliar injury protocol. This brief summarizes data collected in August 2017 at Little River Canyon National Preserve (LIRI). Ozone and foliar injury reports are available upon request or at http://go.nps.gov/cupn. There were two ozone foliar injury sites at Little River Canyon NP in 2017: Feed Plot (site elevation 1,466 feet [ft] or 450 meters [m]) and Road 02 Feed Plot (site elevation 1,398 ft or 426 m). Site map and photographs are shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 respectively.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Jernigan, Johnathan
- Date of Issue
- 2018
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CUPN , LIRI
- Keywords
- Air Quality, airborne contaminants, Foliar Injury, Foliar Ozone, Ozone, Ozone Foliar Injury Inventory Reports, Ozone Foliar Injury Monitoring Reports, Ozone Injury, Resource Briefs