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Research Project: Managing Manure as a Soil Resource for Improved Biosecurity, Nutrient Availability, and Soil Sustainability

Location: Agroecosystem Management Research

Title: ADAPT: A USDA multi-location project monitoring ammonia deposition near animal production sites

Author
item Miller, Daniel
item Spiehs, Mindy
item Stromer, Bobbi
item Koziel, Jacek
item Trabue, Steven

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/3/2025
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: An improved understanding of the fate of ammonia emissions associated with livestock and crop production is needed for sustainable agriculture. Building on existing ammonia emissions and deposition programs, a multi-state USDA-ARS research collaboration, the Ammonia Deposition from Animal Production Team (ADAPT) was formed to better estimate how local ammonia deposition varies based upon the type of intensive animal production, management, and with regional environmental differences. Two sites (Bushland, Texas and Clay Center, Nebraska) focus on beef cattle production, while a third central Iowa site focuses on swine production. A variety of meteorological, biogeochemical, and atmospheric ammonia measurements are being collected in order to predict ammonia depositions at these sites. These multi-year, multi-location monitoring datasets will be used to improve the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Surface Tiled Aerosol and Gaseous Exchange (STAGE) module for ammonia deposition in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model.