Research Catalog

Title

Acid rain in the Adirondacks : an environmental history / Jerry Jenkins [and others].

Publication

Ithaca : Comstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press, 2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jenkins, Jerry (Jerry C.)
• Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation.
• Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.)
• United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation.
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

Description

ix, 246 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 28 cm

Summary

"In the 1970s, acid rain was viewed as a simple problem that was limited in scope and characterized by "dead," fishless lakes. Scientists now have broader insights into the processes by which acid rain sets off a cascade of adverse effects in ecosystems as its components move through air, soil, vegetation, and surface waters. Written and designed to appeal to both scientists and lay readers, this book is a landmark example of scientific communication that provides a comprehensive scientific history of the phenomenon, from its discovery to the full understanding of the scope of its effects and the ultimate responses that have mitigated some of the damage to the region's lakes and forests."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Acid rain > Adirondack Mountains Region
• Lakes > Adirondack Mountains Region
• Adirondack Mountains Region (N.Y.) > Environmental conditions

Note

• "Published in association with the Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation with the support of the Wildlife Conservation Society, United States Environmental Protection Agency, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and New York State Energy and Development Authority."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-238) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction and Synopsis -- 2. Primer and Glossary -- 3. Adirondack Research Begins -- 4. The Big Synoptic Studies, 1984-1991 -- 5. The Cycling of Sulfur and Nitrogen -- 6. The Cycling and Loss of Calcium -- 7. Wetlands, Carbon, and Mercury -- 8. Fish, Acids, and Aquatic Ecology -- 9. Monitoring and Trends -- 10. Conclusions -- App. I. Major Adirondack Research Studies -- App. II. Adirondack Acid Rain Data on the Internet.

ISBN

• 9780801446511 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0801446511 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780801474248 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0801474248 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2007022215
• 40014788999

OCLC

• 137325183
• ocn137325183
• SCSB-5379010

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries