Impact of air pollution on vegetation near the Columbia Generating Station - Wisconsin power plant impact study

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6425549

Tibbitts, T W; Will-Wolf, S; Karnowsky, D F; Olszyk, D M

The impact of air pollution from the coal-fired Columbia Generating Station upon vegetation was investigated. Air monitoring of 03 and 02 documented levels that occurred before and with operation of the generating station. Field sampling of alfalfa, lichens, and white pines was undertaken before and after initiation of generating station operations. Controlled environmental exposures were undertaken with separate cultivars of crop species grown in the vicinity of the generating station. Alfalfa, carrots, mint, peas, beans, and trembling aspen were exposed to SO2 and O3 to establish minimum threshold pollutant levels for injury from these pollutants.

• Research Organization: Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA). Inst. for Environmental Studies
• OSTI ID: 6425549
• Report Number(s): PB-82-258591
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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