A national program for assessing the problem of atmospheric deposition (acid rain). Final report

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6605976

Galloway, J N; Cowling, E B; Gorham, E; McFee, W W

The objectives of this report are to assess the present scope of available knowledge about atmospheric deposition and its effects on agricultural lands, forests, ranges, parks, surface waters, and aquatic life in the United States and to recommend a coordinated program of research and monitoring necessary to intelligent management of atmospheric emissions and for the amelioration of the adverse effects of atmospheric deposition on plant and animal life.

• Research Organization: North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh (USA). Agricultural Experiment Station
• OSTI ID: 6605976
• Report Number(s): PB-80-178767
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ACIDIFICATION
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ECOLOGY
FARMS
FORESTS
GRASS
LEACHING
MARSHES
NATURE RESERVES
PLANKTON
PLANTS
RANGELANDS
RECOMMENDATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOILS
SURFACE WATERS
SWAMPS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
DISSOLUTION
ECOSYSTEMS
POLLUTION
RAIN
RESOURCES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
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