Assessing the risk of foliar injury from ozone on vegetation in parks in the US National Park Service's Vital Signs Network

Kohut, R

HERO ID

93289

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2007

Language

English

PMID

17644227

HERO ID 93289
In Press No
Year 2007
Title Assessing the risk of foliar injury from ozone on vegetation in parks in the US National Park Service's Vital Signs Network
Authors Kohut, R
Journal Environmental Pollution
Volume 149
Issue 3
Page Numbers 348-357
Abstract The risk of ozone injury to plants was assessed in support of the National Park Service's Vital Signs Monitoring Network program. The assessment examined bioindicator species, evaluated levels of ozone exposure, and investigated soil moisture conditions during periods of exposure for a 5-year period in each park. The assessment assigned each park a risk rating of high, moderate, or low. For the 244 parks for which assessments were conducted, the risk of foliar injury was high in 65 parks, moderate in 46 parks, and low in 131 parks. Among the well-known parks with a high risk of ozone injury are Gettysburg, Valley Forge, Delaware Water Gap, Cape Cod, Fire Island, Antietam, Harpers Ferry, Manassas, Wolf Trap Farm Park, Mammoth Cave, Shiloh, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Great Smoky Mountains, Joshua Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, and Yosemite.
Doi 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.04.022
Pmid 17644227
Wosid WOS:000250042100010
Url http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0269749107002138
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Comments ECRIB.Environ. Pollut. 149: 348-357.
Is Public Yes
Language Text English
Keyword ozone; risk assessment; bioindicator species; foliar injury
Is Peer Review Yes
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