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Acid Deposition

Origins, Impacts and Abatement Strategies

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. James W. S. Longhurst

    1. Acid Rain Information Centre, Department of Environment and Geographical Studies, Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, England

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Emissions, Chemistry and Deposition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Chemistry of Precipitation in Haifa, Israel, 1981–1989

      • Y. Mamane, J. Gottlieb
      Pages 3-11

    3. Acid Aerosols

      • Frederick W. Lipfert
      Pages 13-32

    4. Oceanic Sources of Sulphur and their Contribution to the Atmospheric Sulphur Budget: A Review

      • C. Nicholas Hewitt, Brian Davidson
      Pages 33-49

    5. Acid Precipitation Research in Brazil: A Short Review

      • Alvaro Ramon Ceolho Ovalle, Emmanoel Vieira da Silva Filho
      Pages 51-59

  3. Ecosystem Effects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. The Application of Cause-Effect Criteria to the Relationship between Air Pollution and Forest Decline in Europe

      • John L. Innes
      Pages 63-73

    3. Effects of Acidic Deposition on High-Elevation Spruce-Fir Forests in the United States

      • Mary Beth Adams, Christopher Eager
      Pages 75-89

    4. The Release of Aluminium into Soil Solutions and Drainage Waters

      • B. W. Bache
      Pages 91-107

    5. Results of Research into Decay of the Fir (Abies Alba Mill.) in the Pyrenees. New Data about Nutritional and Physiological Disturbances

      • F. Fromard, J. Dagnac, T. Gauquelin, V Cheret
      Pages 109-122

    6. Indirect Effects of Acid Rain Mediated by Mineral Leaching: An Evaluation of Potential Roles of Leaching from the Canopy

      • S. Leonardi
      Pages 123-140

    7. Contribution to Forest Decline Studies; Biochemical Effects of Atmospheric Pollution (Acid Rain) in Picea Trees

      • V. R. Villanueva, Anne Santerre
      Pages 141-160

    8. Acid Waters in the United Kingdom: Evidence, Effects and Trends

      • A. Tickle
      Pages 161-177

    9. The Influence of Reductions in Atmospheric Sulphate Deposition on Ion Leaching from Podzolic Soils under Hardwood Forest

      • N. W. Foster, P. W. Hazlett
      Pages 179-191

    10. Crown Structure and Tree Vitality

      • A. Roloff
      Pages 193-213

    11. New Forest Damages in Central Europe: Development, Causes and Policies

      • Hans Essmann, Willi Zimmermann
      Pages 215-225

    12. The Effect of Liming Agricultural Land on the Water Quality of the River Esk, Cumbria

      • Mark Diamond, David Hirst, Linton Winder, David H. Crawshaw, Raymond F. Prigg
      Pages 227-238

  4. Effects on Structural Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. Background and Local Contributions to Acidic Deposition and their Relative Impact on Building Stone Decay: A Case Study of Northern Ireland

      • B. J. Smith, W. B. Whalley, R. W. Magee
      Pages 241-265
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About this book

The subject of acid deposition remains one of the most urgent of our contemporary environmental problems. Research programmes are continually redefming our understanding of cause and effect and hence the continuing need for a timely and authoritative series addressing these issues. This volume seeks to review and defme our contemporary understanding of acid deposition by reference to new international data and as a consequence assist the definition of our future research requirements and policy developments. International contributions to the volume are drawn from the Federal Republic of Germany, the U.S.A., Canada, Brazil, Switzerland, Austria, Israel, France and the United Kingdom. Some of these nations have experienced acid deposition on a regional scale for considerable periods of time; for others the phenomenon is an emerging problem. This collection of papers has been compiled by invitation to eminent members of the acid deposition research community and by selection from a carefully targeted call for papers. It is primarily designed to meet the needs of researchers, lecturers and postgraduate students in environmental disciplines and for environmental policy makers. It is of interest to professionals in related disciplines and essential as a reference text for libraries. The volume is divided into four broad themes: Emissions, chemistry and deposition; Ecosystem effects (freshwater, soils and forest systems); Effects on structural materials; Mitigation, control and management. Each of these sections provides an overview of contemporary understanding, presents new experimental or field evidence and provides guidance for our future research agenda.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Acid Rain Information Centre, Department of Environment and Geographical Studies, Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, England

    James W. S. Longhurst

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