Sierra Nevada-Southern Cascades (SNSC) Region Air Contaminants Research and Monitoring Report
Simonich SL and Nanus L. 2012. Sierra Nevada-Southern Cascades (SNSC) Region Air Contaminants Research and Monitoring Report
The objective of this report is to provide land managers and the public with spatial and temporal data and information about the threats of toxic air contaminants on sensitive receptors in the Sierra Nevada- Southern Cascades (SNSC) region. Sensitive receptors in the SNSC include lakes, streams, sediments, vegetation, amphibians, fish, wildlife, and humans. Report findings are based on maps of sensitive resources and existing contaminant data specifically regarding pesticides, industrial by-products, and mercury. SNSC resource managers can use the report as a foundation to address threats of contaminant deposition to SNSC ecosystems. This final report identifies: 1. The most sensitive ecological end points affected by toxic air contaminants; 2. Opportunities and recommendations for appropriately scaled research and monitoring of toxic air contaminants; and 3. Outreach and education products to inform the public, agencies and regulators about the existing threats to natural resources and human health resulting from the deposition and accumulation of toxic air contaminants. The target audiences for this research and monitoring report are Federal land managers (National Park Service, NPS; US Forest Service, FS; US Fish & Wildlife Service, FWS) and regulatory agency staff (e.g., US Environmental Protection Agency, EPA), as well as staff of other agencies and Tribes in the State of California, including California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA), who are charged with preserving and protecting ecosystems, wildlife, and humans against exposure to toxic airborne contaminants. The results of this report will provide a framework for NPS, FS, and FWS managers to tier from when developing research and monitoring strategies to protect resources and people. The development and engagement of a multi-agency SNSC Air Contaminants Research and Monitoring Steering Committee (Steering Committee) ensures this project has broad land management and public applicability. The Steering Committee initiated development of this report so to better define the total suite of contaminants-related information that exists for the SNSC geographic area. This information will better equip land managers and policy makers for effective decision making.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Simonich, Staci; Nanus, Leora
- Date of Issue
- 2012-07
- Units
- KICA , LAVO , SEKI , SEQU , SIEN , YOSE
- Keywords
- air pollution, contaminants, ecosystem effects, mercury, pesticides, toxics
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Air Contaminants , Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Toxics , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Amphibians and Reptiles , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Point-Source Human Effects | Point-Source Human Effects , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Non-point Source Human Effects | Non-point Source Human Effects