Joint governmental-industrial effort to evaluate acid deposition in Texas and to formulate a plan for future activities

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5269275

Levy, Jr, J A

Cognizant of the complexity and potential importance of the issue of acid rain, the Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas undertook the development of a coherent, organized plan to investigate acid deposition in Texas. As a prerequisite to the plan, a preliminary evaluation of acid deposition issues nationwide and their relevance to the State of Texas was also completed. The three primary objectives of the project were (1) to qualitatively evaluate the probable severity of an acid deposition problem, if any, in Texas and to place it into its proper perspective relative to other areas of the country, (2) to evaluate critical aspects of the acid deposition question as they relate specifically to Texas, and (3) to formulate a plan of specific, prioritized tasks which must be accomplished in order to resolve critical issues and to quantify the magnitude of any acid deposition problem, if one exists. The project was not conceived with the intent to conduct original research or to actually execute any of the tasks developed as part of the plan. Rather, the concept was to review the existing body of information, determine which questions remain to be answered concerning acid deposition in Texas, and develop a series of tasks which would enable the State to respond to those questions.

• Research Organization: Epsey, Huston and Associates, Inc., Austin, TX
• OSTI ID: 5269275
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 83-20.5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
AIR POLLUTION
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
COOPERATION
FEDERAL REGION VI
INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
NORTH AMERICA
POLLUTION
PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING
RAIN
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TEXAS
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