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peer-reviewed research article

Survey documents open burning in the San Joaquin Valley

authors

Bryan M. Jenkins
Scott Q. Turn
Robert B. Williams

publication information

California Agriculture 45(4):12-16. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v045n04p12. July-August 1991.

Summary

A survey of 16 crops revealed that rice, wheat, almonds and walnuts contribute most of the residues typically burned in the field, a practice with important implications for air quality.