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Main Title Preface and Introduction to 'The Response of Western Forests to Air Pollution'.
Author Olson, R. ; Boehm, M. ; Brinkley, D. ;
CORP Author ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Corvallis, OR. ;Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins.;Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR.;Forest Service, Washington, DC.
Publisher 1992
Year Published 1992
Report Number EPA/600/A-92/016;
Stock Number PB92-143833
Additional Subjects Precipitation(Meteorology) ; Forest trees ; Air pollution effects(Plants) ; Growth ; Exposure ; Sulfur dioxide ; Nitrogen oxides ; Ozone ; Hydrocarbons ; Environmental transport ; Atmospheric circulation ; Chemical reactions ; Gasses ; Assessments ; California ; Books ; Washington(State) ; Soils ; Acidification ; Injuries ; Stress(Physiology) ; Western Region(United States) ; Conifers ; Acid rain
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NTIS  PB92-143833 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The book addresses the relationships between air pollution in the western United States and trends in the growth and condition of western coniferous forests. The West is defined in this case as the eleven conterminous states of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. The major atmospheric pollutants to which forests in this region are exposed are sulfur and nitrogen compounds and ozone. Ozone is a secondary pollutant formed by photolytic reactions involving nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons. The potential effects of atmospheric pollution on these forests include foliar injury, alteration of growth rates and patterns, soil acidification, shifts in species composition, and modification of the effects of natural stressors.