Polluted Rain

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Welcoming Remarks

   1. Welcoming Remarks

      • J. Lowell Orbison

      Pages 1-2

3. Welcome from the Department of Radiation Biology and Biophysics

   1. Welcome from the Department of Radiation Biology and Biophysics

      • Paul L. LaCelle

      Pages 3-3

4. The Chemistry of Polluted Rain

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. The Acidic Precipitation Phenomenon. A Study of this Phenomenon and of a Relationship between the Acid Content of Precipitation and the Emission of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in the Netherlands

      • Arend J. Vermeulen

      Pages 7-60

   3. Mass Transfer of Gases to Growing Water Droplets

      • Warren W. Flack, Michael J. Matteson

      Pages 61-85

   4. Precipitation Chemistry Trends in the Northeastern United States

      • Gary J. Stensland

      Pages 87-108

   5. Modeling the Chemical Composition of Acid Rain in Southern California

      • Howard M. Liljestrand, James J. Morgan

      Pages 109-123

   6. Deterioration of Architectural Structures and Monuments

      • K. Lal Gauri

      Pages 125-145

5. The Mercury Problem

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-150

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   2. Determination of Mercury in Natural Waters

      • R. A. N. McLean, M. O. Farkas, D. M. Findlay

      Pages 151-173

   3. Atmospheric and Watershed Inputs of Mercury to Cranberry Lake, St. Lawrence County, New York

      • Jay A. Bloomfield, Scott O. Quinn, Ronald J. Scrudato, Dean Long, Arthur Richards, Frank Ryan

      Pages 175-210

   4. The Effects of Acidity on the Uptake of Mercury in Fish

      • Arne Jernelöv

      Pages 211-222

   5. The Role of pH and Oxidation-Reduction Potentials in the Mobilization of Heavy Metals

      • John M. Wood

      Pages 223-236

6. Effects on Plants

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237

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   2. Foliar Responses that may Determine Plant Injury by Simulated Acid Rain

      • Lance S. Evans

      Pages 239-257

   3. Vegetation Surfaces: A Platform for Pollutant/Parasite Interactions

      • D. S. Shriner

      Pages 259-272

   4. Responses of Plants to Submicron Acid Aerosols

      • D. S. Lang, D. Herzfeld, S. V. Krupa

      Pages 273-290

   5. Polluted Rain and Plant Growth

      • J. S. Jacobson, J. Troiano, L. J. Colavito, L. I. Heller, D. C. McCune

      Pages 291-305

   6. Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants on Soils

      • William W. McFee

      Pages 307-323

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.

• Potential
• biology
• chemistry
• environment
• mercury
• pollution
• transport

• University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA

  Taft Y. Toribara, Morton W. Miller, Paul E. Morrow

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