IFAS Extension
Up in the Air and Down in the Water: Connections Between Air and Water Quality in Florida’s Tampa Bay
Mary Lusk and
Release Date: 10/30/2025
Water Resources
Abstract
The Up in the Air, Down in the Water program is a combined research and education effort of the Urban Water Cycle Lab at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Hillsborough County, Florida. The purpose of this fact sheet is to explain where the nitrogen (N) in atmospheric deposition comes from, how it moves to Earth’s surface, how it can affect water quality, and how we can better manage atmospherically derived N in our watersheds. Written by Mary G. Lusk and Tanya Charan, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, October 2025.
About this Publication
This document is SL536, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
How to Cite
Lusk, M. G., & Charan, T. (2025). Up in the Air and Down in the Water: Connections Between Air and Water Quality in Florida’s Tampa Bay. EDIS, 2025(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss751-2025
Authors
Mary Lusk
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, urban water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL
Tanya Charan
former student, water science, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Gainesville, FL
Publication #SL536
