The National Air Quality Site Assessment Tool (NAQSAT) has been
developed for voluntary use by livestock producers and their
advisors. The development team was led by Michigan State
University’s Wendy Powers-Schilling. Three years in development,
the tool is designed to help livestock and poultry producers
identify areas in their operations where changes could reduce
air emissions. The assessment tool is based on the most credible
data and mitigation strategies for emissions of ammonia,
methane, volatile organic compounds, hydrogen sulfide,
particulates and odor. A new, three-year process is underway to
provide additional updates and improvement to the tool,
according to the Iowa State University Pork Industry Center
(IPIC). Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa State University
Experiment Station are partners in the process. The tool is used
online. Each session has its own URL, which can be saved by the
user. All information is confidential and cannot be traced back
to the user. To learn more, see a list of