Research Spotlight:
Ammonia and Air Quality
In recent decades air quality has improved in many regions of the world with the reduction of sulfur emissions from power plants. However, particulate matter from nitrogen sources is on the rise. One of the factors contributing to this is the source of ammonia from the agricultural sector. The Heald group has been using new satellite observations to try to investigate these sources, and field measurements to investigate the contribution of ammonia in particulate matter formation in regions such as California.
