CRITICAL LOADS BACKGROUND


Access background information and a step-by-step guide for using critical loads for each process below.

LEARN BASIC CONCEPTS

CRITICAL LOADS FOR RESOURCE PROTECTION

provides information on what CLs are, how they are developed, how they are used (NPS)

CRITICAL LOADS FLYER (NADP)

provides information on CLs for evaluating effects of air pollution on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

CLAD (Critical Loads of Atmospheric Deposition Science Committee)

provides CL definitions, background information, and resources

CL VIDEOS

CLAD VIDEOS

videos on CLs for lichens, herbaceous plants, trees, and surface water

CRITICAL LOAD SEMINAR SERIES

webinars on CL and deposition, lichens, trees, herbaceous plants, aquatic resources, mycorrhizal fungi, used by federal agencies

FIND REFERENCE LITERATURE

CLAD REFERENCES

this reference list includes published articles and reports that document North American critical loads

EPA HERO REFERENCES

the Health and Environmental Research Online database (HERO) is used by EPA to develop reports that support critical agency decision-making for chemical regulation