Ebook: Aquatic effects of acidic deposition
Author: Timothy J Sullivan
- Year: 2000
- Publisher: Lewis Publishers
- City: Boca Raton, Fla
- Language: English
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"While no longer a daily news item, acidic deposition is still a frequent issue for environmental managers and policy makers. Emissions of sulfur and nitrogen from power plants, industrial facilities, and motor vehicles - major causes of acidic deposition - still pour into the atmosphere on a daily basis. Aquatic Effects of Acidic Deposition summarizes and synthesizes major advancements in scientific research, Read more...
Content: Background and approach --
Chronic acidification --
Extent and magnitude of surface water acidification --
Chemical dose-response relationships and critical loads --
Episodic acidification --
Nitrogen dynamics ---
Experimental manipulation studies --
Predictive capabilities --
Case study: Adirondack Park, NY --
Case study: class I areas in the mountainous west.
Abstract: "While no longer a daily news item, acidic deposition is still a frequent issue for environmental managers and policy makers. Emissions of sulfur and nitrogen from power plants, industrial facilities, and motor vehicles - major causes of acidic deposition - still pour into the atmosphere on a daily basis. Aquatic Effects of Acidic Deposition summarizes and synthesizes major advancements in scientific research, highlighting topics directly relevant to policy making."--BOOK JACKET
"While no longer a daily news item, acidic deposition is still a frequent issue for environmental managers and policy makers. Emissions of sulfur and nitrogen from power plants, industrial facilities, and motor vehicles - major causes of acidic deposition - still pour into the atmosphere on a daily basis. Aquatic Effects of Acidic Deposition summarizes and synthesizes major advancements in scientific research, Read more...