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Air pollution regulations and their effect on forest management

Prescribed fire has been used in managing our southern forest lands for over 50 years. However, burning forest fuels comes under the open burning regulations of the various states. These regulations and how they affect forest management are highlighted by three geographic areas…
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Year: 1974
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): California, Eastern, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Southern
Keywords: air quality, backing fires, fire hazard reduction, fire injuries (plants), fire intensity, fire management, Florida, forest management, fuel accumulation, Idaho, Illinois, logging, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, pollution, site treatments, slash, smoke behavior, smoke management, Texas, Virginia, Washington, wildfires

Disposal of agricultural waste by controlled burning -- a regulatory viewpoint

The information presented in this paper is directed to those concerned with the disposal of agricultural wastes. The purpose of this paper is to provide a concise, up to date report on the approaches followed by the various states in dealing with the disposal of agricultural…
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Year: 1974
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Eastern, Rocky Mountain, Southern
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, burning permits, CO - carbon monoxide, croplands, fire management, firing techniques, human caused fires, hydrocarbons, N - nitrogen