2009 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium
Monitoring change in multi-pollutant
deposition and environmental response:
Bridging air and ecosystems
NADP is an internationally recognized cooperative program that provides long-term records of high-quality precipitation chemistry to evaluate temporal and spatial trends in atmospheric deposition. NADP monitoring networks measure acids, nutrients, base cations and mercury in precipitation. Data from NADP networks and CASTNet (the Clean Air Status and Trends Network) dry deposition network are used in research on multi-pollutant source/receptor relationships, the status of deposition effects on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and biogeochemical cycling of pollutants. These data also provide important feedback to policy makers on progress toward meeting the goals of the Clean Air Act. In addition, NADP supplies archived samples and data to scientific collaborators to address new and unique research studies. NADP's mission also includes outreach to science educators and the general public.
About the Meeting: The meeting is intended for scientists, policy-makers, resource managers and students interested in air quality, atmospheric deposition and its effects on natural resources and ecosystems. NADP subcommittee meetings, open to all, convene October 6. The Scientific Symposium will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, October 7-8. This will include a poster session and reception on Wednesday evening October 7. An optional research/educational field trip is planned for Friday, October 9, to Huntington Forest research sites in the morning, followed by a choice of visiting the Adirondacks museum or a Goodnow Mountain hike in the afternoon.
Registration: On-line registration is available now. Registration fees for the meeting are $150 for the meeting only, or $195 including the optional field trip. During the on-line registration process you can choose to pay the registration fees by credit card using a secure web site, or you may have an invoice mailed to you for payment by check or purchase order.
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are invited on all aspects of atmospheric deposition research and policy, and especially on the following topics:
- How Are Ecosystems Responding to Emission Reductions?
- Critical Loads of Sulfur and Nitrogen: Development and Application
- Focus on Monitoring and Research in the Adirondack Region
- Climate Change: Interactions with Air Quality, Deposition and Ecosystems
- Mercury Deposition in the Northeast
- Agricultural Emissions and Ecosystem Effects
- Evaluating Trends in Air Concentration, Deposition, Aquatic and Terrestrial Effects
Abstract Submission: Please e-mail abstracts (400 word-one page limit). Include authors, affiliation, phone number, mail and e-mail addresses, and oral or poster preference to Kathy Douglas at kedougla@illinois.edu. Due:Monday, July 15, 2009.
Additional Information: See NADP website (http://nadp.isws.illinois.edu/). For questions about the symposium or student support, contact Mark Nilles, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado, 303-236-1878 or manilles@usgs.gov.