For more information about National Park Service air resources,
please visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/. Studies and
Monitoring Theodore Roosevelt National Park Theodore Roosevelt
National Park (NP), North Dakota, has its own unique
environmental concerns based on its particular ecology. Click on
the tabs below to access air quality monitoring information and
to review key scientific references at Theodore Roosevelt NP. -
Studies & Projects - Monitoring & Data - Key References Regional
oil and gas development, as well as nearby mining operations,
power generating facilities, and agriculture, contribute to the
formation of ozone and haze, sulfur and nitrogen deposition, and
deposition of toxic air contaminants (e.g. mercury) at Theodore
Roosevelt NP. While sulfur emissions from these sources are
projected to decrease because of requirements under the Clean
Air Act, nitrogen emissions, particularly from oil and gas
production, are projected to increase over time (WRAP 2005). Air
quality monitoring in the pa