Air Resource Management Program - Additional Resources
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Find resources such as the Air Program Training Course, photos, archived national, regional, and meeting materials. For questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact Jessie Moses (…
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Air Resource Management Program - Monitoring Pollutants Deposited to Ecosystems
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Jump to a section:Sulfur and nitrogen depositionAquatic ecosystemsTerrestrial ecosystemsMercury depositionSnow depositionForest Service managers directly monitor and use models to measure or estimate the amount of acid deposition occurring in the national forests and how this deposition is affecting forest resources. Long-term air quality and resource monitoring in…
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Air Resource Management Program - Monitoring Pollutants in the Air
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John Korfmacher, physical scientist, conducting ozone monitoring at Pike-San Isabel National Forest, Colorado. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Surface ozone is a pollutant, regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Unlike stratospheric ozone (…
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Air Resource Management Program - Monitoring and Data
Ricardo Cisneros, air quality specialist, takes samples to monitor air quality in the Sierra National Forest, California. USDA Forest Service photo, (Pacific Southwest Region)
The Forest Service monitors the effects of pollution that may impair visibility, harm human health, injure trees and other plants, alter soil chemistry, degrade cultural resources like archeological sites and historical…
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Air Resource Management Program - Other Laws
Other laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Forest Management Act, influence how the Forest Service manages and protects national forests and grasslands in relation to air quality and its effects on people and resources.National Environmental Policy ActThe National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) establishes national environmental policy and goals to protect,…
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Air Resource Management Program - Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act sets standards for air quality to protect public health and welfare. The Forest Service must ensure that its activities, or activities it permits, comply with these national standards and any state and local requirements for air pollution control. Each state outlines how it will implement Clean Air Act requirements in its State Implementation Plans.The Clean Air Act also allowed…