Air Pollution Distribution Patterns in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California: a 40-Year Perspective

Since the mid-1950s, native pines in the San Bernardino Mountains (SBM) in southern California have shown symptoms of decline. Initial studies in 1963 showed that ozone (O3) generated in the upwind Los Angeles Basin was responsible for the injury and decline of sensitive trees. Ambient O3 decreased...

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Main Authors: Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Michael Arbaugh, Susan Schilling, Witold Fraczek, Diane Alexander, Philip Dawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.57