Air Pollution Acid Rain And The Environment

Author : Kenneth Mellanby
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400927353

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Air Pollution, Acid Rain and the Environment by Kenneth Mellanby Pdf

The Watt Committee on Energy became active in of the effects on buildings, for instance. Proposals the study of Acid Rain during 1982. Perhaps the for action should therefore concentrate on measures only aspect of the subject that has become more that promise a real improvement as a result of certain during the subsequent five years is that the expenditure. expression 'Acid Rain' is used loosely in public The Watt Committee's study of this subject has been in two phases. The first dealt with the nature debate for a complex of industrial and environ mental phenomena. Among these, Acid Rain in the of the problem, and culminated in the publication straightforward meaning of the words-rain and of Watt Committee Report No. 14 in 1984. That perhaps snow having a significantly high level of Report was divided into four sections, each of acidity-is of only limited importance. To represent which was prepared by a sub-group of the working this perspective, therefore, the Watt Committee Ex group: they dealt respectively with the fate of air borne pollution, vegetation and soils, fresh water ecutive decided that the study leading to the present Report should be entitled 'Air Pollution, Acid Rain and remedial strategy. In the second phase, these and the Environment'. sub-groups have brought their sections up-to-date The Watt Committee's interest in Acid Rain and a fifth sub-group was appointed to study arises from the fact that, among its causes, the buildings and non-living materials.

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Acid rain
ISBN : MINN:31951003071431F

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Acid Rain and Transported Air Pollutants by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment Pdf

Author : Carter N. Lane
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1590334612

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Acid Rain by Carter N. Lane Pdf

'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 : Kenneth Mellanby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:246528217

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Air Pollution, Acid Rain and the Environment by Kenneth Mellanby Pdf

Author : Sandra Postel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Acid rain
ISBN : UCAL:B4319646

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Air Pollution, Acid Rain, and the Future of Forests by Sandra Postel Pdf

This book traces centuries of human use and abuse of forest ecosystems by discussing past decades of intense burning, grazing, and timber cutting that added to the natural acidification of the soil. Air pollutants and acids generated by industrial activities worldwide are also considered. Many forests in Europe and North America now receive as much as 30 times more acidity than they would if rain or snow were falling through a pristine atmosphere; ozone levels in many rural areas of Europe and North America are now regularly in the range known to damage trees. The book is organized into six sections, an introduction and bibliography of cited references. Major topic areas discussed include: (1) signs of forest destruction worldwide; (2) pathways of pollution that in most cases are traced back to sulfur and nitrogen oxides emitted during the burning of fossil fuels; (3) economic and ecological reality of forest destruction; (4) controlling emissions through requirements for effective technology; (5) international cooperation as an essential factor in controlling a wholesale continental pollution trade; and (6) the emerging realization of the potential economic and ecological consequences of acid rain and air pollution. (BC)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428923577

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Acid rain and transported air pollutants : implications for public policy. by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Acid precipitation (Meteorology)
ISBN : UCR:31210024827063

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Acid Rain and Transported Air Pollutants by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. Rose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000698107

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Acid Rain by J. Rose Pdf

Originally published in 1994 this volume includes contributions from environmental scientists, consultants and research workers. The incidence and effects of the phenomenon of acid rain in the late 1970s, 80s and early 1990s , as well as certain remedies, are discussed at length. The roles of vehicles and power stations are examined in detail and legal aspects of curbing acid rain are considered.

Author : Kenneth Mellanby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1988-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9400927363

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Air Pollution, Acid Rain and the Environment by Kenneth Mellanby Pdf

Author : Rachel Emma Rothschild
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226634852

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Poisonous Skies by Rachel Emma Rothschild Pdf

The climate change reckoning looms. As scientists try to discern what the Earth’s changing weather patterns mean for our future, Rachel Rothschild seeks to understand the current scientific and political debates surrounding the environment through the history of another global environmental threat: acid rain. The identification of acid rain in the 1960s changed scientific and popular understanding of fossil fuel pollution’s potential to cause regional—and even global—environmental harms. It showed scientists that the problem of fossil fuel pollution was one that crossed borders—it could travel across vast stretches of the earth’s atmosphere to impact ecosystems around the world. This unprecedented transnational reach prompted governments, for the first time, to confront the need to cooperate on pollution policies, transforming environmental science and diplomacy. Studies of acid rain and other pollutants brought about a reimagining of how to investigate the natural world as a complete entity, and the responses of policy makers, scientists, and the public set the stage for how societies have approached other prominent environmental dangers on a global scale, most notably climate change. Grounded in archival research spanning eight countries and five languages, as well as interviews with leading scientists from both government and industry, Poisonous Skies is the first book to examine the history of acid rain in an international context. By delving deep into our environmental past, Rothschild hopes to inform its future, showing us how much is at stake for the natural world as well as what we risk—and have already risked—by not acting.

Author : Taft Y. Toribara,Morton W. Miller,Paul E. Morrow
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461330608

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Polluted Rain by Taft Y. Toribara,Morton W. Miller,Paul E. Morrow Pdf

This is the twelfth in a series of conferences on environmental toxicity sponsored by the Department of Radiation Biology and Bio physics. The topics selected are intended to be of timely interest with a focus somewhat different from those with with similar titles. I would like to share with you some of the thought which went into the development of this year's program. Everyone here is aware of the great amount of publicity being given to some phase of this year's topic of "Polluted Rain", but I wonder how many of the younger generation realize how the entire world got into this kind of predicament. I can remember as a young ster that precipitation from the sky in the form of rain or snow was considered one of the ultimates in purity. That was in the era when a small number of automobiles were in use and the airplane was more of a curiosity in the developmental stage than anything of commer cial significance. Many homes used iceboxes for refrigeration, and summer cooling was accomplished by electric fans by the more afflu ent families.

Author : Ross Howard,Michael Perley
Publisher : New York ; Montreal : McGraw-Hill Book Company
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015010086059

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Acid Rain by Ross Howard,Michael Perley Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1986-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0849038049

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Air Pollution and Acid Rain by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Acid rain
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062994764

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Acid Rain Control by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Pdf

Author : Helen Apsimon,David Pearce,Ece Ozdemiroglu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134180349

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Acid Rain in Europe by Helen Apsimon,David Pearce,Ece Ozdemiroglu Pdf

The environmental impacts of acid rain: on human health, on buildings and materials, on forests, freshwaters, crops and biodiversity and on global warming have been well-documented. Less is known about the extent and economic costs of these impacts. This book describes the first major implementation of an integrated scientific and economic assessment of the consequences of acid rain. It provides an extensive data review and examines how this unique approach to assessment modelling can be can be used to calculate an acidification cost per unit of pollutant in monetary terms. Part One focuses on the methodological issues of scientific measurement of acidification, dose-response relationships and economic approaches to acidification control. Part Two looks at the environmental impacts and economic consequences of acidification. Affected environmental media and human health are investigated in separate chapters, each including both scientific and economic analyses. Part Three provides a summary of the findings and makes recommendations for further application of these types of results to policy actions.