Table 4.
2011 CAMx-PSAT apportionment of U.S. anthropogenic and U.S. background (natural plus international) contributions to ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate concentrations.
CAMX PSAT 2011 annual average concentration, μg/m3 | ||||||
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Class I national parks | Ammonium sulfate total | Ammonium sulfate: U.S. anthropogenic | Ammonium sulfate: U.S. background | Ammonium nitrate total | Ammonium nitrate: U.S. anthropogenic | Ammonium nitrate: U.S. background |
Olympic | 1.254 | 0.226 | 1.028 | 1.027 | 0.668 | 0.360 |
Glacier | 0.780 | 0.133 | 0.648 | 0.468 | 0.234 | 0.234 |
Yellowstone | 0.584 | 0.128 | 0.456 | 0.232 | 0.179 | 0.053 |
Mesa Verde | 0.789 | 0.245 | 0.545 | 0.128 | 0.119 | 0.009 |
Grand Canyon | 0.749 | 0.165 | 0.585 | 0.024 | 0.016 | 0.008 |
Joshua Tree | 0.873 | 0.175 | 0.698 | 0.657 | 0.611 | 0.046 |