Ten-Year Study on Acid Precipitation Nears Conclusion

Results from the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) are discussed. Final results are contained in 26 state of the science reports. Seven of the reports provide information on acid rain and aquatic ecosystems. They describe the current state of acidic surface waters, watershed pro...

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Published in:Water environment & technology 1990-04, Vol.2 (4), p.11-13
Main Author: Olem, Harvey
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
290300 > Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment, Health, & Safety
ACID RAIN
ACIDIFICATION
ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
Artificial reefs
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Atmospheric acid deposition
Atmospheric deposition
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CHEMISTRY
COASTAL REGIONS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECOSYSTEMS
Emissions reduction
ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
FLORIDA
FORECASTING
FORESTS
LEGISLATION
LIMING
MICHIGAN
MITIGATION
MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
News
NORTH AMERICA
Political debate
Pollutant emissions
RAIN
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEAS
Sulfur dioxide
Surface water
SURFACE WATERS
US NAPAP
US ORGANIZATIONS 540120 > Environment, Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
USA
WATER CHEMISTRY
Water pollution
WATERSHEDS
WISCONSIN
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Summary:Results from the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) are discussed. Final results are contained in 26 state of the science reports. Seven of the reports provide information on acid rain and aquatic ecosystems. They describe the current state of acidic surface waters, watershed processes affecting surface water chemistry, historical evidence for surface water acidification, methods for forecasting future changes, and the response of acidic surface water to liming. Six areas of the country were found to be of special interest: southwest Adirondacks, New England, forested areas of the mid-Atlantic highlands, the Atlantic coastal plain, the northern Florida highlands, parts of northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Environmental effects, mitigation efforts and possible legislation are briefly discussed.
ISSN:1044-9493
1938-193X