Ammonium fine particulate matter may be transported and deposited on the marine sensitive ecosystems of North Carolina. The database created will be made available to other investigators for use in regional modeling and depoistion studies. It is well known that the air quality in national parks is being degraded by the various VOCs. This research will focus on the impact of VOCs on the air quality of the national parks. VOCs are one of the precursors to form ozone.
Ozone adversely impacts human health and our welfare including national parks.
Through this research we will gain knowledge about VOCs, their sources, composition, transport, and the potential in forming ozone. This will allow in the development of a better strategy to control ozone and its precursors in the national parks, thus protect human health and vegetation.