Mid-Atlantic Agricultural Ammonia Forums
Historically, outreach and technical assistance on nutrient management has focused attention on losses of soluble nitrogen from manure and fertilizer directly to ground and surface waters. However nitrogen, primarily in the form of ammonia, is also lost to the atmosphere where it can deposit back to land and water surfaces.
Previous efforts in the region identified two primary needs relating to ammonia: 1) additional research on ammonia quantification and control strategies, and 2) significant public outreach to the agricultural community regarding the importance of ammonia and its role in air and water quality. In response to the second need, the Mid-Atlantic Water Program partnered with the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program, EPA Region 3, and the Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Research Reserve Program to host three educational forums across the region. These forums aimed to create awareness of the role agricultural ammonia emissions play in nitrogen pollution to the atmosphere and receiving waters, and the best management practices to contain or reduce these emissions.
Events and Presentations
- March 16, 2004 – Woodstock, VA
- May 21, 2004 – Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD
- December 15, 2004 – Gettysburg, PA
Publications
- Ammonia Emissions and Animal Agriculture (2004)
- Ammonia Emissions from Animal Housing Facilities (2004)
- Nitrogen, Ammonia Emissions and the Dairy Cow (2004)
State Contacts
| Jennifer Becker, MD |
| Bob Graves, VA |
| Ginny Ishler, VA |