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This course is provided for reference purposes only. CEU credit or certificates of completion are not availble for this course. If you would like to receive a printed copy of this course, send an e-mail to crump.eric@epa.gov. Please include a complete mailing address, and allow 4 weeks for delivery.
SI:448 Diagnosing
Vegetation Injury Caused by Air Pollution
CLN 890
30 hours
3 CEUs
Course Description
This course provides basic training in identifying and verifying injury to plants caused by air pollutants. Types of vegetation known to be sensitive to certain pollutants and the means of identifying or excluding alternative pollutant symptoms are covered. The course consists of 35-mm slides, booklets, and audio tapes. Each unit concludes with a quiz and answers.
Major Topics
- Glossary of relevant terms
- Introduction to diagnosis of air pollution damage to vegetation
- Structure and function of plants in relation to air pollution injury
- Injury by photochemical oxidants, sulfur dioxide, and fluorides
- Injury by less common pollutants
- Interactions between pollutants and between pollutants and pathogens
- Mimicking symptoms
- Meteorology and air pollution injury to vegetation
- Diagnosis of suspected air pollution injury to vegetation
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