Book Description
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : John McCormick
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 21,62 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Acid deposition
ISBN : 9781853833021
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : John McCormick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 30,79 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134053851
Acid rain was one of the major environmental issues of the 1980s. But while industrialized countries have taken measures to reduce the emissions that lead to acidification, the problems have not gone away. Trees are still dying, lakes are still being made uninhabitable; buildings are still corroding; and human health is still suffering. The most worrying trend is the repetition in the industrializing countries of Asia and Latin America of the problems that have long afflicted Europe and North America. More than 10 years after it was first published, the highly acclaimed Acid Earth still provides the only global view of acidification, and remains the standard text on the subject. Chapters on the causes, effects and growing scientific understanding of acid pollution, and the possible solutions, are followed by detailed studies of the political struggles involved in responding to acid damage in western and eastern Europe, the US and the newly industrializing countries. Written in non-technical language for people interested in the problems of the environment, Acid Earth calls for a renewed sense of public and political will to bring the problems of acid pollution under control. The book also makes valuable reading for specialists and students. Originally published in 1992
Author : Carter N. Lane
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,37 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 : Jon Tinker
Publisher :
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 14,74 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Acid deposition
ISBN :
Author : Basil John Mason
Publisher :
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 17,25 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Nature
ISBN :
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.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,73 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Soil surveys
ISBN :
Author : William D. Hosteter
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 35,6 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Soil surveys
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 33,95 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Soil surveys
ISBN :
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
Publisher :
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Acid rain
ISBN :
Author : Robert V. Smith
Publisher :
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 27,52 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Soil surveys
ISBN :