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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2016 Dec 14;67(5):613–622. doi: 10.1080/10962247.2016.1268982

Table 4.

Acres Burned and PM2.5 Emission Estimates for 2014

State 2014 Crop Acres 2014 Crop PM2.5 (short tons/yr) 2014Grass/Pasture Acres 2014 Grass/Pasture PM2.5 (short tons/yr)
Alabama 21,000 307 32,240 605
Arizona 8,240 118 2,800 53
Arkansas 137,160 1,371 28,400 533
California 202,560 2,854 51,240 961
Colorado 4,240 63 3,840 72
Florida 147,540 2,142 79,440 1,490
Georgia 100,240 1,351 39,360 738
Idaho 50,880 650 35,400 664
Illinois 1,680 18 7,980 150
Indiana 660 7 3,480 65
Iowa 3,660 69 14,940 280
Kansas 180,720 2,207 461,600 8,655
Kentucky 8,000 110 7,760 146
Louisiana 87,920 1,052 20,000 375
Maryland 800 10 160 3
Massachusetts 80 2 40 1
Michigan 640 11 480 9
Minnesota 17,280 220 4,200 79
Mississippi 45,600 537 21,200 398
Missouri 31,980 327 71,880 1,348
Montana 32,760 428 32,640 612
Nebraska 29,820 419 25,200 473
Nevada 360 5 520 10
New Jersey 160 3 120 2
New Mexico 1,120 17 7,120 134
New York 600 10 320 6
North Carolina 32,000 406 8,200 154
North Dakota 117,480 1,402 29,700 557
Ohio 400 5 1,320 25
Oklahoma 49,440 506 299,600 5,618
Oregon 29,400 433 54,240 1,017
Pennsylvania 360 6 440 8
South Carolina 16,080 197 12,480 234
South Dakota 18,660 270 8,160 153
Tennessee 8,400 102 10,440 196
Texas 74,480 961 184,000 3,450
Utah 1,520 23 880 17
Vermont 40 1 0 0
Virginia 3,760 56 4,280 80
Washington 70,920 883 43,200 810
West Virginia 200 3 520 10
Wisconsin 720 13 2,640 50
Wyoming 2,720 48 2,240 42
TOTAL 1,542,280 19,623 1,614,700 30,276