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UPDATE ONEMISSION REDUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR

AGRICULTURAL BURNING AND WILDLAND FIRE -

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHYAND SUMMARY TABLE

JUNE 3 - 4, 2003

MACTEC FEDERAL PROGRAMSRESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC

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OVERVIEW • PURPOSE OF PROJECT

• PROGRESS TO DATE

• REPORT FORMAT

• NEXT STEPS AND SCHEDULE

• HOW CAN YOU HELP?

• DART SYSTEM

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PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT

• To develop an annotated bibliography on emission reduction techniques (ERTs) available to reduce emissions from the burning of agricultural residues and wildland fuel.

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PROGRESS TO DATE

• Kickoff meeting April 30, 2003 (Phoenix)

• Internet search for reference materials

• List of initial contacts

• Telephone calls to contacts

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INTERNET SEARCH

• Keyword searches performed• prescribed burning• wildland fire• agricultural burning• field burning

• Accessed over 80 Internet sites• 11 Federal/US• 16 State• 2 Canadian• 14 Other• 38 with “no lists”• Academic publications

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INTERNET SEARCH

• Sites included:• BLM• Bureau of Indian Affairs• EPA• Joint Fire Science Program• US Forest Service• USGS• State (Air, Natural Resource, Environmental, and Forestry

Departments)

• Obtained lists of over 500 potential references

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INITIAL LIST OF CONTACTS

• List of over 220 names/agencies

• Agencies represented include:• Farm Bureaus• State agencies (ag, forestry, air, environment) and

STAPPA/ALAPCO• University departments• Extension services• Private/commercial groups (e.g., Plum Creek Timber

Company, Oregon Seed Council)• PNW Research Station• Rocky Mountain Research Station

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INITIAL LIST OF CONTACTS

• 26 States covered

AK IO NE WAAR KS NM WYAZ LA NVCA MN OKCO OR FLMO SC HIMT SD IDND TX UT

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REPORT FORMAT

• Annotated Bibliography• Index• Annotations• References

• Summary Table

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Index

– Organized by fuel type, then by emission reduction technique

– Show available references• Author• Multiple references by same author keyed with number

ExampleDarley (1)Darley (2)

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Annotations

– Sorted by author

– Individual references

– Annotation contents• Fuel type• Emission reduction technique• Emission reductions achieved• Caveats

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• References

– Sorted by author

– Hard copy where available

– Online address where applicable

– Indicate if published or unpublished

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SUMMARY TABLE

• Organized by fuel type then by emission reduction technique

• Information to be included:

• ERT type• ERT treatment type• ERT effect on emissions• Scope of study• Age of study/report• ERT effect on resources• Study reliability, replication potential, citation frequency

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NEXT STEPS AND SCHEDULE

• Contact identified individuals (May and June)• References• Additional contacts

• Review references cited through Internet search (May and June)

• Obtain references (June and July)

• Create draft report (July and early August)• Annotations• Summary table

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NEXT STEPS AND SCHEDULE(concluded)

• Submit draft annotations and table to task team for review (mid-August)

• Revise draft (late August)

• Present draft report at September meeting

• Revise report (October and November)

• Submit final report at December meeting

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HOW CAN YOU HELP ?

• Check your files for any relevant references

Send to:

Kenneth R. Meardon MACTEC Federal Programs P.O Box 12077 5001 South Miami Boulevard, Suite 300 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709

• Provide timely review of material

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Document Archive and Retrieval

Technology (DART) System

• Easily convert large amounts of paper and other hardcopy documents into an organized electronic filing cabinet

• Sophisticated information retrieval capabilities

• DART has a document index that is searchable by multiple fields.

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DART (continued)

• DART fields can be easily customized.

• DART allows customized searches and reports.

• Documents incorporated into DART will be an exact image of their hard copy counterparts.

• DART allows full text searches within documents.

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DART (continued)

• DART provides navigational links within each document.

• The DART user interface is easy to use with minimal steps required to retrieve a document

• DART allows for inclusion of maps, images, and other graphics within the document.

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DART (continued)

• DART allows for retrieval of documents based on geographical areas at the facility through a facility map interface.

• DART has built-in functionality to allow users with the correct permissions to add new documents to the database.

• DART is capable of running on both a File Server and Web Server and has the ability of being CD-based if so desired.

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DART (continued)

DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RETRIEVAL TECHNOLOGY DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RETRIEVAL TECHNOLOGY (DART)(DART)

STEP 1: SELECT YOUR SEARCH CRITERIA

Use one or all of the search criteria.Most fields have a selection list. Or…

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DART (continued)

DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RETRIEVAL TECHNOLOGY DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RETRIEVAL TECHNOLOGY (DART)(DART)

STEP 2: SELECT A DOCUMENT

Double click on a title to view that document

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DART (concluded)

DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RETRIEVAL TECHNOLOGY DOCUMENT ARCHIVE RETRIEVAL TECHNOLOGY (DART)(DART)

STEP 3: View the Document

That’s all there is to it. It is that easy and fast…