A Background Paper on Acid Rain
Author : Russell J. Profozich
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 25,11 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Acid rain
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Author : Russell J. Profozich
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 25,11 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Acid rain
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Author : Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council. Special Committee on Acid Rain
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Page : 70 pages
File Size : 31,3 MB
Release : 1982
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Author : Leslie Glustrom
Publisher : Legislative Reference Bureau
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Acid rain
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Author : Carter N. Lane
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,64 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781590334614
'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.
Author : Canada. Annual Conference Of New England Governors And Eastern Canadian Premiers (12th), Newport, Rhode Island, June 17-19, 1984
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Page : pages
File Size : 34,38 MB
Release : 1984
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Page : 35 pages
File Size : 46,31 MB
Release : 1984
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
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Page : 980 pages
File Size : 21,73 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Acid rain
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Author : Alan Nixon
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 14,15 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Acid rain
ISBN : 9780660156675
Author : United States. General Accounting Office. RCED.
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Page : 62 pages
File Size : 44,9 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Acid pollution of rivers, lakes, etc
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Author : Thomas Curren
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Page : 26 pages
File Size : 10,6 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Acid rain
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Overview of the issue of acid rain, including background information on its formation, emissions of acidifying pollutants in North America, and the growth of the problem. The environmental effects on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, on human health and on man-made structures are given and areas of Canada susceptible to acidic precipitation are identified. Parliamentary action in the form of the Clean Air Act and the Sub-Committee on Acid Rain are described.