Acid rain
The book describes numerous environmental problems which are the result of emissions from coal combustion, petroleum products combustion, petroleum refining, and non-ferrous smelting. The effects of acid rain on soils, plants, water, aquatic ecosystems, and building materials are described. Studies are discussed which show that wind currents are carrying emissions to locations far from the source, with social, economic, and political implications. New technologies are described which could ameliorate some of the problems. These include dry scrubbing, regenerative scrubbing, coal washing, fluidized bed combustion and microbiological processes. However, methods for the control of carbon dioxide, metals, radioactive particles and carcinogens have not been developed. A successful acid rain policy is described: 1) use less energy and use it more efficiently; 2) burn only enough coal to supply energy we cannot generate more easily and safely in other ways; and 3) restrict the load of pollution that can be discharged into the air in any given region. (JMT)
- OSTI ID:
- 5303302
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ACID RAIN
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
GLOBAL ASPECTS
TRANSFRONTIER POLLUTION
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DESULFURIZATION
FISHES
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FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
GASEOUS WASTES
NITROGEN OXIDES
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PLUMES
POLITICAL ASPECTS
RADIOISOTOPES
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SMELTERS
SOILS
STACK DISPOSAL
SULFUR DIOXIDE
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
COMBUSTION
DECOMPOSITION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
ISOTOPES
MANAGEMENT
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POWER PLANTS
RAIN
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VERTEBRATES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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