NRCS Air Quality and Atmospheric Change

Technology

Air Quality worksheets for conservation planning

The NRCS Air Quality and Atmospheric Change Team is responsible for integrating air quality and atmospheric change science and technology into relevant NRCS conservation programs and operations.  The Team has developed worksheets for the six broad agricultural air quality issues:

These publications require Microsoft Word.

Agricultural Odor (135 KB)
Ammonia (238 KB)
Chemical Drift (137 KB)
Greenhouse Gases (132 KB)
Particulate Matter (73 KB)
Ozone Precursors (219 KB)

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