Western forests and air pollution

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7277704

Olson, R K; Binkley, D; Boehm, M

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 major atmospheric pollutants to which forest in the region are exposed are sulfur and nitrogen compounds and ozone. 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 stresses.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR (United States). Environmental Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 7277704
• Report Number(s): PB-92-198209/XAB; EPA--600/A-92/140
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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