Poisonous Skies
Title | Poisonous Skies PDF eBook |
Author | Rachel Emma Rothschild |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2019-07-11 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 022663471X |
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.
Urbanization, Energy, and Air Pollution in China
Title | Urbanization, Energy, and Air Pollution in China PDF eBook |
Author | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2005-01-04 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309182123 |
In October 2003, a group of experts met in Beijing under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Engineering (NAE)/National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies to continue a dialogue and eventually chart a rational course of energy use in China. This collection of papers is intended to introduce the reader to the complicated problems of urban air pollution and energy choices in China.
Acid Rain and Transported Air Pollutants
Title | Acid Rain and Transported Air Pollutants PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Acid rain |
ISBN |
Critical Loads and Dynamic Risk Assessments
Title | Critical Loads and Dynamic Risk Assessments PDF eBook |
Author | Wim de Vries |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 671 |
Release | 2015-04-20 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9401795088 |
This book provides a unique overview of research methods over the past 25 years assessing critical loads and temporal effects of the deposition of air pollutants. It includes critical load methods and applications addressing acidification, eutrophication and heavy metal pollution of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Applications include examples for each air pollution threat, both at local and regional scale, including Europe, Asia, Canada and the US. The book starts with background information on the effects of the deposition of sulphur, nitrogen and heavy metals and geochemical and biological indicators for risk assessments. The use of those indicators is then illustrated in the assessment of critical loads and their exceedances and in the temporal assessment of air pollution risks. It also includes the most recent developments of assessing critical loads and current and future risks of soil and water chemistry and biodiversity under climate change, with a special focus on nitrogen. The book thus provides a complete overview of the knowledge that is currently used for the scientific support of policies in the field of air pollution control to protect ecosystem services.
Acid Rain
Title | Acid Rain PDF eBook |
Author | Carter N. Lane |
Publisher | Nova Publishers |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781590334614 |
'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.
Air and Rain
Title | Air and Rain PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Angus Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 668 |
Release | 1872 |
Genre | Air |
ISBN |
Markets for Clean Air
Title | Markets for Clean Air PDF eBook |
Author | A. Denny Ellerman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2000-06-19 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0521660831 |
The book analyzes the behavior and performance of the market for emissions permits, called allowances in the Acid Rain Program, and quantifies emission reductions, compliance costs, and cost savings associated with the trading program."--BOOK JACKET.