Ebook: Acidic Precipitation: Sources, Deposition, and Canopy Interactions
- Tags: Ecology, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Ecotoxicology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Meteorology/Climatology
- Series: Advances in Environmental Science 3
- Year: 1990
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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countries accelerating to reach a consensus on the role that atmospheric emissions and acidic precipitation play in the environment, publication of this series is timely. The editors thank the contributors to this volume for their efforts in describing a wide array of atmospheric topics, all of which are important to an understanding of the acidic precipitation issue. Oak Ridge, Tennessee Steven E Lindberg Riverside, California Albert L. Page Orono, Maine Stephen A. Norton Contents Series Preface .................................................... v Preface... ....... ...... ..... ... .. ............................... .. vii Contributors ..................................................... xiii Sources of Acids, Bases, and Their Precursors in the Atmosphere . . . 1 Roger L. Tanner I. Introduction and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 II. Sources of Acids ............................................... 3 III. Sources of Acid-Neutralizing Substances (Bases) ................... 9 IV. Distribution of Atmospheric Acids and Bases ...................... 10 V. Gas-Aerosol Equilibria and Boundary Layer Mixing ................ 14 VI. Summary of Significant Acid-Formation Pathways.............. . .. . 15 References ................................•................... 17 Aerosol Sulfur Association with Aluminum in Eastern North America: Evidence for Solubilization of Atmospheric Trace Metals before Deposition ......... . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . .
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Sources of Acids, Bases, and Their Precursors in the Atmosphere....Pages 1-19
Aerosol Sulfur Association with Aluminum in Eastern North America: Evidence for Solubilization of Atmospheric Trace Metals before Deposition....Pages 21-48
Source-Receptor Relationships for Atmospheric Trace Elements in Europe....Pages 49-71
The History of Atmospheric Deposition of Cd, Hg, and Pb in North America: Evidence from Lake and Peat Bog Sediments....Pages 73-102
Dry Deposition of Particles and Vapors....Pages 103-216
Dry Deposition of Sulfur and Nitrogen Oxide Gases to Forest Vegetation....Pages 217-240
Throughfall Chemistry and Canopy Processing Mechanisms....Pages 241-284
Abatement of Atmospheric Emissions in North America: Progress to Date and Promise for the Future....Pages 285-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-332
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Sources of Acids, Bases, and Their Precursors in the Atmosphere....Pages 1-19
Aerosol Sulfur Association with Aluminum in Eastern North America: Evidence for Solubilization of Atmospheric Trace Metals before Deposition....Pages 21-48
Source-Receptor Relationships for Atmospheric Trace Elements in Europe....Pages 49-71
The History of Atmospheric Deposition of Cd, Hg, and Pb in North America: Evidence from Lake and Peat Bog Sediments....Pages 73-102
Dry Deposition of Particles and Vapors....Pages 103-216
Dry Deposition of Sulfur and Nitrogen Oxide Gases to Forest Vegetation....Pages 217-240
Throughfall Chemistry and Canopy Processing Mechanisms....Pages 241-284
Abatement of Atmospheric Emissions in North America: Progress to Date and Promise for the Future....Pages 285-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-332
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