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Acid Rain
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Author : Carter N. Lane
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2003
Acid Rain written by Carter N. Lane and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Nature categories.
'Acid rain' is a broad term used to describe several ways that acids fall out of the atmosphere. A more precise term is acid deposition, which has two parts: wet and dry. Wet deposition refers to acidic rain, fog, and snow. As this acidic water flows over and through the ground, it affects a variety of plants and animals. The strength of the effects depends on many factors, including how acidic the water is, the chemistry and buffering capacity of the soils involved, and the types of fish, trees, and other living things that rely on the water. Dry deposition refers to acidic gases and particles. About half of the acidity in the atmosphere falls back to earth through dry deposition. The wind blows these acidic particles and gases onto buildings, cars, homes, and trees. Dry deposited gases and particles can also be washed from trees and other surfaces by rainstorms. When that happens, the runoff water adds those acids to the acid rain, making the combination more acidic than the falling rain alone. Prevailing winds blow the compounds that cause both wet and dry acid deposition across state and national borders, and sometimes over hundreds of miles. This new book combines an excellent background article with over 900 abstracts and book citations. Easy access is provided by title, author, and subject indexes.
Acid Rain
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Author : Louise Petheram
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2003
Acid Rain written by Louise Petheram and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Explains what acid rain is, its causes, and its effects to humans, forests, water life, and agriculture.
Acid Rain
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Author : Kathleen Stecher Mayer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Acid Rain written by Kathleen Stecher Mayer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Acid rain categories.
Acid Rain
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Author : Basil John Mason
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Acid Rain written by Basil John Mason and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Nature categories.
The causes and consequences of acid rain are subjects of widespread concern and controversy. However the effects of acid deposition on the chemistry of lakes and streams, and on the survival of fish and other aquatic life, have been greatly clarified by the results of a recent Anglo-Scandinavian surface waters research program. This book presents a concise, nonspecialist account of the results and their implications by the director of the program. Based on studies conducted throughout the United Kingdom and northern Europe, the book includes chapters on emissions, transport, and deposition of acid pollution; hydrochemical studies in catchments; catchment process studies; catchment manipulation experiments; the role of hydrology and soil chemistry; palaeolimnological studies; the toxic effects of acidification on fish and other aquatic life; and catchment modelling studies. The highly interdisciplinary nature of the research should appeal to a wide range of scientists and to policy-makers interested in acid rain and its consequences. It is also aimed at postgraduates and third-year undergraduate students in the environmental sciences.
Acid Rain And Acid Waters
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Author : Gwyneth Parry Howells
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Acid Rain And Acid Waters written by Gwyneth Parry Howells and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Acid rain categories.
Provides a basic account of the acid rain story and covers the social and historical background to the effects of emissions on health and the evironment. It provides a wide-ranging but integrated account of this issue which has been of environmental concern for several dcades and, now that control strategies have been enacted in Europe and North America, the author gives consideration to the time-scale for recovery of an acid-damaged ecosystem and the alternatives available.
The Acid Rain Controversy
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Author : James L. Regens
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 1988-06-15
The Acid Rain Controversy written by James L. Regens and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-06-15 with Political Science categories.
This study describes the origins of acid rain, how it is formed, the ecological and human effects, and prevention methods. It also examines debates within the scientific community as a basis for evaluating policy decisions. A comprehensive review of pollution control techniques questions which technologies are currently available, their future availability, or whether they are merely theoretical. The authors frame the economic and political context for making decisions about acid rain control policy and offer valuable insights about the underlying dynamics of the environmental policymaking process for the near future.
Effects Of Acid Rain On Forest Processes
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Author : Douglas L. Godbold
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 1994-09-28
Effects Of Acid Rain On Forest Processes written by Douglas L. Godbold and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-09-28 with Science categories.
A detailed analysis of acidification effects on forest soil, rhizosphere and plant life and on the processes connecting them such as nutrient uptake and mineral cycling. Presents findings from the Solling project, an important long-term study on acid rain results in Germany's Black Forest, as well as other European forests which have experienced severe acid rain damage as a means of evaluating and predicting similar harm to U.S. forests.
Acid Rain And Transported Air Pollutants
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Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Acid Rain And Transported Air Pollutants written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Acid rain categories.
Acid Rain
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Author : G. Harry Stopp
language : en
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 1985
Acid Rain written by G. Harry Stopp and has been published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Science categories.
Acid Rain Science And Politics In Japan
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Author : Kenneth E. Wilkening
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2004-05-21
Acid Rain Science And Politics In Japan written by Kenneth E. Wilkening and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-21 with Social Science categories.
Acid Rain Science and Politics in Japan is a pioneering work in environmental and Asian history as well as an in-depth analysis of the influence of science on domestic and international environmental politics. Kenneth Wilkening's study also illuminates the global struggle to create sustainable societies. The Meiji Restoration of 1868 ended Japan's era of isolation- created self-sufficiency and sustainability. The opening of the country to Western ideas and technology not only brought pollution problems associated with industrialization (including acid rain) but also scientific techniques for understanding and combating them. Wilkening identifies three pollution-related "sustainability crises" in modern Japanese history: copper mining in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which spurred Japan's first acid rain research and policy initiatives; horrendous post-World War II domestic industrial pollution, which resulted in a "hidden" acid rain problem; and the present-day global problem of transboundary pollution, in which Japan is a victim of imported acid rain. He traces the country's scientific and policy responses to these crises through six distinct periods related to acid rain problems and argues that Japan's leadership role in East Asian acid rain science and policy today can be explained in large part by the "historical scientific momentum" generated by efforts to confront the issue since 1868, reinforced by Japan's cultural affinity with rain (its "culture of rain"). Wilkening provides an overview of nature, culture, and the acid rain problem in Japan to complement the general set of concepts he develops to analyze the interface of science and politics in environmental policymaking. He concludes with a discussion of lessons from Japan's experience that can be applied to the creation of sustainable societies worldwide.