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Environmental Awareness: Acid Rain (Environmental Awareness) by Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Jody James, et all 1991-09-01 Acid Rain in the Adirondacks: An Environmental History by Jerry C. Jenkins, Karen Roy, et all 2007-09 Our Environment - Acid Rain (Our Environment) by Peggy J. Parks, 2005-10-10 Acid Rain, Acid Snow by John Slade, 2001-07-31 Acid Rain (Earth SOS) by Sally Morgan, Jenny Vaughan, 2007-09-27 Acid Rain (Great Explorations in Math and Science) by Colin Hocking, 1999-06 Acid Rain: Current Situation and Remedies (Environmental Topics) by J. Rose, 1994-06-01 Acid Rain Information Book Acid Rain - Deposition to Recovery Acid Rain (Closer Look at) by Alex Edmonds, 2004-08 Acid Rain (Our Planet Peril) by Louise Petheram, 2000-08 Acid Rain (Eye on the Environment) by J. M. Patten, 1995-07 Trashing the Planet: How Science Can Help Us Deal With Acid Rain, Depletion of the Ozone, and Nuclear Waste (Among Other Things) by Dixy Lee Ray, Lou Guzzo, 1990-01-25 Effects of Acid Rain on Forest Processes

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1. EPA's Clean Air Market Programs - Acid Rain
   Information about acid rain, its causes and effects, how we measure acid rain, and what is being Category Science Environment Air Quality Acid Depositionacid rain. acid rain is a serious environmental problem that affects largeparts of the US and Canada. What is acid rain and What Causes It?  
   http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/
   
   Extractions: Clean Air Markets - Environmental Issues Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Clean Air Markets Environmental Issues Acid Rain ... Students and Teachers Acid rain is a serious environmental problem that affects large parts of the US and Canada. This section of the Web site provides information about acid rain's causes and effects, how we measure acid rain, and what is being done to solve the problem. What is acid rain and what causes it? How do we measure acid rain? What are acid rain's effects? How do we reduce acid rain? ... Lesson plans for K-12 from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Note: If you're looking for the Student Sourcebook, you've found it! We've combined it with other materials, updated and expanded the information, and reformatted it to cover a broader range of topics.. This page links to all of the information in the original Sourcebook; in many cases, it uses the same text as the Sourcebook. What is Acid Rain and What Causes It?

2. The Green Lane: Acid Rain
   Research trends in acidic deposition, acidic precipitation, and marinefog chemistry. Also includes FAQs and links to related resources.  
   http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain

3. The Green Lane: Acid Rain And The Facts
   What causes acid rain? acid rain is rain, snow or fog that is polluted by acidin the atmosphere and damages the environment. Where is acid rain a problem?  
   http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/acidfact.html
   
   Extractions: What causes acid rain? Acid rain is rain, snow or fog that is polluted by acid in the atmosphere and damages the environment. Two common air pollutants acidify rain: sulphur dioxide (SO ) and nitrogen oxide (NO X ). When these substances are released into the atmosphere, they can be carried over long distances by prevailing winds before returning to earth as acidic rain, snow, fog or dust. When the environment cannot neutralize the acid being deposited, damage occurs. An acid is a substance with a sour taste that is characterized chemically by the ability to react with a base to form a salt. Acids turn blue litmus paper (also called pH paper) red. Strong acids can burn your skin. A pH scale is used to measure the amount of acid in a liquid-like water. Because acids release hydrogen ions, the acid content of a solution is based on the concentration of hydrogen ions and is expressed as "pH." This scale is used to measure the acidity of rain samples. The smaller the number on the pH scale, the more

4. What Is Acid Rain? [USGS]
   What is acid rain? The term "acid rain" is commonly used to mean the deposition of acidic components in rain, snow, fog, dew, or dry particles. The more accurate term is "acid precipitation."  
   http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/2.html
   
   Extractions: The term "acid rain" is commonly used to mean the deposition of acidic components in rain, snow, fog, dew, or dry particles. The more accurate term is "acid precipitation." Distilled water, which contains no carbon dioxide, has a neutral pH of 7. Liquids with a pH less than 7 are acid, and those with a pH greater than 7 are alkaline (or basic). "Clean" or unpolluted rain has a slightly acidic pH of 5.6, because carbon dioxide and water in the air react together to form carbonic acid, a weak acid. Around Washington, D.C., however, the average rain pH is between 4.2 and 4.4. The extra acidity in rain comes from the reaction of air pollutants, primarily sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, with water in the air to form strong acids (like sulfuric and nitric acid). The main sources of these pollutants are vehicles and industrial and power-generating plants. In Washington, the main local sources are cars, trucks, and buses. Wet and dry bucket collector, used to collect samples for measuring rainfall acidity. Acidity in rain is measured by collecting samples of rain and measuring its pH. To find the distribution of rain acidity, weather conditions are monitored and rain samples are collected at sites all over the country. The areas of greatest acidity (lowest pH values) are located in the Northeastern United States. This pattern of high acidity is caused by the large number of cities, the dense population, and the concentration of power and industrial plants in the Northeast. In addition, the prevailing wind direction brings storms and pollution to the Northeast from the Midwest, and dust from the soil and rocks in the Northeastern United States is less likely to neutralize acidity in the rain.

5. Http://www.angelfire.com/ks/boredwalk A Webquest For Students To Study Acid Rain
   A Research Study of acid rain for students and teachers with links to sites about pollution, the environment and acid rain with History, Chemistry, Politics, Health Environment, Economics acid rain. Welcome to this research study on acid rain. You may choose to be a specialist in one of the areas listed  
   http://www.angelfire.com/ks/boredwalk
   
   Extractions: ACID RAIN Welcome to this research study on acid rain. You may choose to be a specialist in one of the areas listed below. You may research information in your field, compile data, analyze the data, and then meet with others in your group for their input. You will then write a report on this topic. You may write about information you discovered, and creative ideas about any aspect of this topic.

6. Acid Rain Data And ReportsOn-line Data And Reports On Acid Rain, Atmospheric Dep
   The Swedish. NGO Secretariat. on acid rain. News. Acid News  
   http://bqs.usgs.gov/acidrain
   
   Extractions: On-line data and reports on acid rain, atmospheric deposition and precipitation chemistry. The USGS is the lead federal agency for the monitoring of wet atmospheric deposition (chemical constituents deposited from the atmosphere via rain, sleet and snow) in the United States. The USGS atmospheric deposition program provides: The National Atmospheric Deposition Program monitors wet atmospheric deposition at 250 National Trends Network sites throughout the United States. The USGS supports 74 of the roughly 250 active NADP/NTN sites. A fundamental NADP program objective is to provide scientific investigators world-wide with a long-term, high-quality database of atmospheric deposition for research support in the areas of air quality, water quality, agricultural effects, forest productivity, materials effects, ecosystem studies, watershed studies and human health. If you cannot fully access the information linked from this page, please contact

7. EPA's Clean Air Markets - Acid Rain Program
   About EPA efforts reduce electric utilities' emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, the Category Science Environment Air Quality Acid Deposition acid rain Program. Laws Regulations. Guidance and Fact Sheets AffectedSources and Locations; acid rain Permits; acid rain Program Policy Manual;  
   http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/arp/
   
   Extractions: Clean Air Markets - Programs and Regulations Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Clean Air Markets Programs and Regulations Acid Rain Program ... US - Canada The overall goal of the Acid Rain Program is to achieve significant environmental and public health benefits through reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), the primary causes of acid rain . To achieve this goal at the lowest cost to society, the program employs both traditional and innovative, market-based approaches for controlling air pollution. In addition, the program encourages energy efficiency and pollution prevention. Goals Program Overview Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Reduction Program

8. What Is Acid Rain And What Causes It?
   A discussion of the causes and effects of acid rain, and possible policy solutions.Category Science Environment Air Quality Acid Deposition What is acid rain and What Causes It? acid rain is a broad term usedto describe several ways that acids fall out of the atmosphere.  
   http://www.policyalmanac.org/environment/archive/acid_rain.shtml
   
   Extractions: 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 depend 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. Scientists discovered, and have confirmed, that sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) are the primary causes of acid rain. In the US, About 2/3 of all SO2 and 1/4 of all NOx comes from electric power generation that relies on burning fossil fuels like coal.

9. Acid Rain
   acid rain. Everyone's heard of acid rain, but what do we actually know about it?  
   http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/air/acid.home.html
   
   Extractions: Everyone's heard of acid rain, but what do we actually know about it? Return to Air Pollution page This page was produced by Mark Bennett for the Database for Use in Schools project. All views expressed in this page and all others for this project are the views of the author and not necessarily that of Southampton University. Last update 17/1/96 View This Page in Black on Grey

10. National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP)
    The US National Atmospheric Deposition Program operates an acid rain observing network that is used Category Science Environment Air Quality Acid DepositionSpring 2003 NADP Interim Subcommittee Meeting March 25-26, 2003 NewOrleans, Louisiana. NADP Networks. NADP/NTN National Trends Network.  
    http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/

11. Acid Rain
    acid rain. acid rain is the reason why some forests are being destoryed.Effects ontrees in Europe(****Caution large picture may take some time to loadup****)  
    http://www.soton.ac.uk/~engenvir/environment/acid_rain/acid_rain.html
    
    Extractions: Please take part in our research by filling in the after questionnaire before you leave, thanks. Precipitation which has a pH value of less than 5.6, and is therefore acidic in nature. It is responsible for raising the acidity of soil and water in many parts of Europe. Acid rain is the reason why some forests are being destoryed. Effects on trees in Europe (****Caution large picture may take some time to loadup****). Tell me more about this acid rain This page was produced by Brett Cherrington for the Database for Use in Schools project. All views expressed in this page and all others for this project are the views of the author and not necessarily that of Southampton University. Last update 28.11.95 View This Page in Black on Grey

12. EFFECTS OF ACID RAIN ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
    Short primer, from University of Toronto.  
    http://www.scar.utoronto.ca/~weather/maryp/Effects/fish.html
    
    Extractions: Henry David Thoreau The most dramatic reports of acid rain damages in the early 70s, were those of Ontario lakes having irreversible fish losses. Dead fish were washing up along the beaches, and the term "wet desert" was being used to describe the clear, blue, fishless lakes. Ontario now has over 100 fishless acidified lakes. Species such as lake trout (see top) , wall-eye, burbot and smallmouth bass have disappeared from most of these lakes. Starting in 1981, 202 lakes were monitored in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces, and in 1994, 33% showed some improvement in acidity while 11% were worse. The remaining 56% had stable acidity levels. Ontario lakes are especially sensitive to acid rain because of the hard bedrock of the Canadian Shield (an ancient sheet of Precambrian granite) and the poor soil cover which has poor buffering ability. It was first believed that the fish deaths were caused by the acids themselves, however, research has since shown that the high levels of aluminum (a toxic heavy metal) that were leached from the soil, was the real cause of the deaths. Aluminum can be acutely toxic to fish at pH levels that are not normally considered toxic to humans. A concentration as low as 6.2mg/L is known to kill fish.

13. Acid Rain Data And Reports
    link to www.usgs.gov. Online data and reports on acid rain, atmospheric depositionand precipitation chemistry. acid rain - Are the problems solved?  
    http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/ACID_RAIN
    
    Extractions: On-line data and reports on acid rain, atmospheric deposition and precipitation chemistry. The USGS is the lead federal agency for the monitoring of wet atmospheric deposition (chemical constituents deposited from the atmosphere via rain, sleet and snow) in the United States. The USGS atmospheric deposition program provides: The National Atmospheric Deposition Program monitors wet atmospheric deposition at 250 National Trends Network sites throughout the United States. The USGS supports 74 of the roughly 250 active NADP/NTN sites. A fundamental NADP program objective is to provide scientific investigators world-wide with a long-term, high-quality database of atmospheric deposition for research support in the areas of air quality, water quality, agricultural effects, forest productivity, materials effects, ecosystem studies, watershed studies and human health. If you cannot fully access the information linked from this page, please contact

14. Broken Link
    The acid rain Web site, including information about acid rain, the acid rain Program, and NOx trading programs, has  
    http://www.epa.gov/acidrain
    
    Extractions: The Acid Rain Web site, including information about acid rain, the Acid Rain Program, and NOx trading programs, has moved to: The addresses for some of the more popular areas of the site are listed below: Name New Address General information about acid rain, including causes, effects, and efforts to correct it http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/ Acid Rain Student Sourcebook No longer exists in this form; see the acid rain section home page ( http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/ Acid Rain Program http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/arp/ Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) trading programs http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progsregs/noxview.html SO2 and NOx Allowance Database http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/tracking/index.html Guidance on monitoring emissions (all programs) http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/monitoring/ Guidance on reporting quarterly emissions data (all programs) http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/reporting/ Forms for all programs http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/forms/ Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions data http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/emissions/

15. Acid Rain
    The fight against acid rain is not over yet. Source 1997 Canadian acid rain Assessment(Vol. 1, p.16). An Environment Canada Acid Precipitation Collector.  
    http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/aeb/ssd/acid/acidfaq.html

16. Atmospheric Science Division - Acid Rain FAQ
    Despite progress in recent years, acid rain remains a significantenvironmental and economic concern for many regions of Canada.  
    http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/msc/as/acidfaq.html
    
    Extractions: Select a Topic Children's Environmental Health Climate Centre Community Programs Contact List of Experts Emergencies Enforcement and Compliance Environmental Assessment Environmental Links Funding Programs Hunting Hurricane Centre Legislation We Administer Marketplace: Our Products Media Spokespersons Meet Our Minister Meteorology News Releases Oiled Seabirds Pollution Information Publications Smog Forecast Wildlife A Primer on Environmental Citizenship Despite progress in recent years, acid rain remains a significant environmental and economic concern for many regions of Canada. This section explains what acid rain is, where it comes from, and what its effects are. What causes acid deposition? Acid deposition - commonly called acid rain - is caused by emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Although natural sources of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides do exist, more than 90% of the sulphur and 95% of the nitrogen emissions occurring in eastern North America are of human origin. These primary air pollutants arise from the use of coal in the production of electricity, from base-metal smelting, and from fuel combustion in vehicles. Once released into the atmosphere, they can be converted chemically into such secondary pollutants as nitric acid and sulfuric acid, both of which dissolve easily in water. The resulting acidic water droplets can be carried long distances by prevailing winds, returning to Earth as acid rain, snow, or fog.

17. Qlink.queensu.ca/~4lrm4/table.htm
    Similar pages qlink.queensu.ca/~4lrm4/ Similar pages More results from qlink.queensu.ca Overviewacid rain A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT SPRING 2001,  
    http://qlink.queensu.ca/~4lrm4/table.htm

18. Acid Rain
    This website explores the causes and solutions to the acid rain problem.  
    http://www.geocities.com/narilily/acidrain.html
    
    Extractions: Acid rain is one of the most dangerous and widespread forms of pollution. Sometimes called "the unseen plague," acid rain can go undetected in an area for years. Technically, acid rain is rain that has a larger amount of acid in it than what is normal. The acidity of rain in parts of Europe and North America has dramatically increased over the past few decades. It is now common in many places for rain to be ten to seventy times more acid than unpolluted rain. Many living and non-living systems become harmed and damaged as a result of acid rain. This website gives an informational, in-depth look at acid rainit's causes and effects; and solutions to the acid rain problem. Causes of Acid Rain Acid rain is caused by smoke and gases that are given off by factories and cars that run on fossil fuels. When these fuels are burned to produce energy, the sulfur that is present in the fuel combines with oxygen and becomes sulfur dioxide; some of the nitrogen in the air becomes nitrogen oxide. These pollutants go into the atmosphere, and become acid. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide are produced especially when coal is burnt for fuel. Burning coal produces electricity, and the more electricity that people use, the more coal is burnt. Of course, nowadays people probably couldn't live without electricity, so coal will continue to be burnt; but electricity and energy are constantly being

19. The Swedish NGO Secretariat On Acid Rain
    The Swedish NGO Secretariat on acid rain. Responsible for information on this pageChrister Ågren. TC. Welcome to the Swedish NGO Secretariat on acid rain.  
    http://www.acidrain.org/
    
    Extractions: Secretariat on Acid Rain The Secretariat is a joint venture between five Swedish environmental organisations with the chief purpose of promoting awareness of the problems associated with air pollution, and thus, in part as a result of public pressure, to bring about the required reduction of the emissions of air pollutants. More about the Secretariat Postal address

20. Acid Rain And Our Nation's Capital [USGS]
    Marble surfaces exposed to rain develop a rough sugary texture because thecalcite grains are loosened as the edges dissolve in the rain water.  
    http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/

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