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This book addresses the ever-growing environmental problem of acid rain. Readers learn about the cause and effect of this issue and how they can help in waste reduction and all anti-pollution and conservation efforts.

Readability Level: Grades 3-6 Interest Level: Grades 3 and up ... Read more

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Acid rain has changed the face of the Adirondacks, createdpolitical tensions between the Northeast and the Midwest, and served asboth a harbinger of global climate change and a "fire drill" for public-and private-sector responses to environmental crises. The history of acidrain research is a striking case in which a large-scale and long-termenvironmental problem was addressed in part through scientificallymotivated changes in public policy.

In the 1970s, acid rain was viewed as a simple problem that was limited inscope and characterized by "dead," fishless lakes. Scientists now havebroader insights into the processes by which acid rain sets off a cascadeof adverse effects in ecosystems as its components move through air, soil,vegetation, and surface waters. Written and designed to appeal to bothscientists and lay readers, this book is a landmark example of scientificcommunication that provides a comprehensive scientific history of thephenomenon, from its discovery to the full understanding of the scope ofits effects and the ultimate responses that have mitigated some of thedamage to the region's lakes and forests. ... Read more

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In the 1980s scientists made a frightening discovery-forests, lakes, and rivers all over the world were dying at an alarming rate. Then they found the reason: acid rain. For decades, the burning of fossil fuels had built up nitrogen and sulphur oxides in the atmosphere. When these gases joined with water vapor, the result was deadly acid rain. This book explains what acid rain is, what causes it, the damage it has done, and measures being taken to stop it. ... Read more

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I thought it was a awesome book
I thought this book was really good it helped me learn all about the causes and effects of acid rain. ... Read more

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The book is divided into two parts: the first concentrates on identifying the problem, with special attention to the effects of acid rain on forests and at high altitudes, while the second section deals with the policy and legal aspects of the situation. This volume demonstrates that the acid rain problem represents a grave ecological and health risk for which remedies are urgently required.
The eleven chapters, contributed by scientists, environmentalists, environmental consultants and research workers, focus on the current and serious problem of acid rain, detailing the incidence and effects as well as certain remedies. The roles of vehicles and power stations are examined in detail and legal aspects of curbing the acid rain phenomenon are considered. ... Read more

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Acid rain is still with us. Although it is a problem that people have worked diligently to solve, there are still many problem areas throughout the world. In reality the focus of acid rain research has shifted, and this book adds new vision to the topic. It contains papers, selected from Acid Rain 2005, the 7^th International Conference on Acid Deposition, that take a broad perspective of the issues, emphasizing a number of themes:

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Excellent Novel!
This book is excellent! Great for science lovers, environment lovers, and great book lovers. It teaches us to learn about and appreciate our currently decaying environment. I strongly recommend that you buy it! ... Read more

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Dixy Lee Ray's prescription is a sound one. --The Wall Street Journal ... Read more

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"Trash" is the operative word
A completely outdated, thoroughly debunked screed against the environmental movement. Contains a number of hilarious errors, including overestimating the amount of chlorine released by volcanoes by a factor of about 5,000!

Required Reading!
I keep this book handy to educate clueless people who just listen to the "news" each night.
It is loaded with earth facts, and dispells the popular myths of today, that man has the power to change the climate.
We don't.
We are arrogant for thinking we can. The environmmental movement if a home for Socialists, just follow the money.
But this book and prepare to be angered by how manipulated you have been. You are taxed to death for the "environmental good" that has no meaning. What dopes we all are.

no science in the book, propaganda of large corporations
This books has no science behind it and is basically a screed against environmental action of any sort.

I would reccommend as a great book The Future of Life by Dr. Edward O. Wilson, the Pellegrino University Research Professor atHarvard University, who has been recognized by many as an authority on the Environment, and has put together an excellent, very readable book, without hype, but clear lucid Science, thoughtfully presented.

An impossible task
The review of this book states that the authors claim that "nuclear power is a safe and cheap source of energy; that acid rain is a vastly exaggerated problem; that chemical pesticides are not as dangerous as they have been made out to be; and that worry over the ozone hole is just an environmental scare tactic".To even attempt to claim these assertions as fact in a book of 206 pages (that don't source refernces for information!) is completely rediculous.

Insightful, Common Sense Book
Read this book if you want to look at environmental issues from common sense standpoints rather than from standpoints of people preaching gloom and doom! ... Read more

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A detailed analysis of acidification effects on forest soil, rhizosphere and plant life and on the processes connecting them such as nutrient uptake and mineral cycling. Presents findings from the Solling project, an important long-term study on acid rain results in Germany's Black Forest, as well as other European forests which have experienced severe acid rain damage as a means of evaluating and predicting similar harm to U.S. forests. ... Read more

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Great Novel!
This book is excellent! Great for science lovers, environment lovers, and great book lovers. It teaches us to learn about and appreciate our currently decaying environment. I strongly recommend that you buy it! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Policy Studies Journal, published by Policy Studies Organization on December 22, 1993. The length of the article is 6779 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Commitment to environmental protection and a state's regional differentiation both wield a significant influence on a state's activity level with regard to involvement in the acid rain policy debate. This was the main finding of an examination of the impact of regionalism on the acid rain policy debate, which used a four-region classification of states. The East was found to be the most active region in the US in terms of the introduction and maintenance of the acid rain issue at national level.

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Title: Regional influences and environmental policymaking: a study of acid rain.
Author: Leslie R. Alm
Publication: Policy Studies Journal (Refereed)
Date: December 22, 1993
Publisher: Policy Studies Organization
Volume: v21Issue: n4Page: p638(13)

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The first thorough and full-scale evaluation of the cost of acid rain- for health infrastructure, agriculture, forest, fresh water and biodiversity - and the benefits of various approaches to reducing it. ... Read more