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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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; 29 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."--Jacket.

Subject

• Acid rain > New York (State) > Adirondack Mountains Region
• Lakes > New York (State) > Adirondack Mountains Region
• Acid rain
• Ecology
• Lakes
• Umwelt
• Saurer Regen
• Lakes > Adirondack Mountains Region (N.Y.)
• Acid rain
• Adirondack Mountains Region (N.Y.) > Environmental conditions
• New York (State) > Adirondack Mountains Region
• Adirondacks
• Adirondack Mountains Region (N.Y.) > Environmental aspects
• USA

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

Introduction and synopsis -- Primer and glossary -- Adirondacks research begins. The lake-watershed studies ; Reconstructing lake histories -- The big synoptic studies, 1984-1991. The Eastern Lake Survey, 1984-1986 ; The Adirondack Lakes Survey, 1984-1987 ; The Pirla Project -- The cycling of sulfur and nitrogen. Sulfur adsorption and sulfur cycling ; Nitrogen cycling and nitrogen balances ; Nitrogen peaks in lakes, meltwater, and streams ; Nitrogen saturation of watersheds -- The cycling and loss of calcium -- Wetlands, carbon, and mercury. The mercury problem and the mercury cycle -- Fish, acids, and aquatic ecology -- Monitoring and trends. Trends in emissions and deposition ; Trends in Adirondack lakes and streams ; Regional trends ; Watershed monitoring at Arbutus Lake -- Conclusions.

ISBN

• 9780801446511
• 0801446511
• 9780801474248
• 0801474248

LCCN

2007022215

OCLC

• ocn137325183
• 137325183
• SCSB-1470142

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library