Troubled skies, troubled waters: the story of acid rain

Book · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6665126

Luoma, J R

Ecosystems of the canoe waters and wilderness in the northern border of Minnesota and Ontario appear, despite their seeming isolation, to be affected by industrial pollution and acid rain. This book describes the history and ecology of the area, the efforts by the author and local residents to halt destructive development, and evidence from air pollution studies that pollution is taking its toll in an area of particular sensitivity to acid precipitation. The author traces the evolution of awareness about the problem to the political response of concerned environmental groups. A highly personal account, the book begins and ends with observations and impressions during the author's canoe trips.

• OSTI ID: 6665126
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

500200* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
ACIDIFICATION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CONTROL
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
MEASURING METHODS
MONITORING
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
RAIN
TRANSFRONTIER POLLUTION