Valuing the Air Quality Effects of Biochar Reductions on Soil NO Emissions

dc.citation.firstpage9856en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber17en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleEnvironmental Science & Technologyen_US
dc.citation.lastpage9863en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber51en_US
dc.contributor.authorPourhashem, Ghasidehen_US
dc.contributor.authorRasool, Quazi Z.en_US
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Ruien_US
dc.contributor.authorMedlock, Kenneth B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCohan, Daniel S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMasiello, Caroline A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-14T18:08:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-11-14T18:08:24Zen_US
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.description.abstractWhile it is clear that biochar can alter soil N2O emissions, data on NO impacts are scarce. Reports range from 0 to 67% soil NO emission reductions postbiochar amendment. We use regional air quality and health cost models to assess how these soil NO reductions could influence U.S. air quality and health costs. We find that at 67% soil NO reduction, widespread application of biochar to fertilized agricultural soils could reduce O3 by up to 2.4 ppb and PM2.5 by up to 0.15 μg/m3 in some regions. Modeled biochar-mediated health benefits are up to $4.3 million/county in 2011, with impacts focused in the Midwest and Southwest. These potential air quality and health cobenefits of biochar use highlight the need for an improved understanding of biochar’s impacts on soil NO emissions. The benefits reported here should be included with estimates of other biochar benefits, such as crop yield increase, soil water management, and N2O reductions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPourhashem, Ghasideh, Rasool, Quazi Z., Zhang, Rui, et al.. "Valuing the Air Quality Effects of Biochar Reductions on Soil NO Emissions." <i>Environmental Science & Technology,</i> 51, no. 17 (2017) American Chemical Society: 9856-9863. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b00748.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalbiochar_paper_in_print-1en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b00748en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/98808en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by the American Chemical Society.en_US
dc.titleValuing the Air Quality Effects of Biochar Reductions on Soil NO Emissionsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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