Potential impact of air quality restrictions on logging residue burning

Owen P. Cramer; James N. Westwood

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Potential impact of air quality restrictions on logging residue burning

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Owen P. Cramer, James N. Westwood

Year:

1970

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Paper PSW-RP-64. Berkeley, Calif., Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 12 p

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Abstract

The number of potential burning days and the potential burn acreage under smoke control restrictions were estimated for hypothetical forest areas on both sides of a pollution prone area, the Willamette Valley in western Oregon. On the basis of a sample of 2 dry years, the greatest impact on burning operations applied to low elevation forests west of the Valley. The study indicates that considerable burning can be accomplished under the assumed air quality restrictions. In some areas, however, it may be necessary to consider other alternatives for coping with logging residue.

Keywords

slash disposal, broadcast burning, air pollution, smoke abatement, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Citation

Cramer, Owen P.; Westwood, James N. 1970. Potential impact of air quality restrictions on logging residue burning. Res. Paper PSW-RP-64. Berkeley, Calif., Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; 12 p