Overview of acid rain monitoring activities in North America
Acid rain is known to acidify natural waters, resulting in damage to fish and other components of the aquatic ecosystem, degradation of drinking water supplies, deterioration of man-made structures, erosion of soils and damage to forests and crops. Recent monitoring devices and 71 studies conducted or on-going in North America are surveyed. Tables are presented that describe the name or title of the study, the organization or agency that funds each study, the chemical parameters monitored, the geographic extent and location of the study, the time period of operation, the types of samples used, where samples are analyzed, and a contact for further information. The Aerochem metrics wet-dry collector is the most widely used instrument for collection of wet deposition and appears to be reliable in collecting precipitation samples for chemical analysis. Much of the wet deposition monitoring focuses on the between-year differences in precipitation acidity. No simple method for monitoring dry deposition is available on an experimental or commercial basis. The frequency of special events needs to be analyzed using existing climatological data. 32 references, 3 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Flow General, Inc., McLean, VA
- OSTI ID:
- 6068829
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 63:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACID RAIN
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
REVIEWS
ACIDIFICATION
CONTAMINATION
DAMAGE
DEPOSITION
DRINKING WATER
EROSION
FISHES
FORESTS
NORTH AMERICA
SOILS
WASHOUT
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
DOCUMENT TYPES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING
RAIN
SEPARATION PROCESSES
VERTEBRATES
WATER
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Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
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Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)