LEADER 04857nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910953244603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786610247141 010 $a9781280247149 010 $a1280247142 010 $a9780309554213 010 $a0309554217 010 $a9780585150031 010 $a0585150036 035 $a(CKB)111004366655294 035 $a(OCoLC)43477182 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10063019 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000107315 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11141549 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000107315 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10012574 035 $a(PQKB)10761523 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3377059 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3377059 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10063019 035 $a(OCoLC)923267799 035 $a(Perlego)4737067 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004366655294 100 $a19811104d1981 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAtmosphere-biosphere interactions $etoward a better understanding of the ecological consequences of fossil fuel combustion : a report /$fprepared by the Committee on the Atmosphere and the Biosphere, Board on Agriculture and Renewable Resources, Commission on Natural Resources, National Rearch Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington $cNational Academy Press$d1981 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 300 $aChairman: David W. Schindler. 311 08$a9780309031967 311 08$a0309031966 320 $aBibliography: p. 187-231. 327 $aAtmosphere-Biosphere Interactions: -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- 1. Introduction and Overview -- THE FOSSIL FUEL SCENARIO: THE PROBABILITY OF A CRISIS IN THE BIOSPHERE -- THIS REPORT -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 2. Scientific Understanding of Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions: a Historical Overview -- HUMAN ALTERATIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE -- ENERGY AND AIR POLLUTION -- 3 Biogenic Emissions to the Atmosphere -- NITROGEN -- Terrestrial Ecosystems -- Aquatic Ecosystems -- SULFUR -- Terrestrial Ecosystems -- Aquatic Ecosystems -- TRACE METALS -- ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS FROM BURNING OF NATURAL BIOMASS -- NATURAL ORGANIC PRODUCTS -- SUMMARY -- 4 Anthropogenic Sources of Atmospheric Substances -- PATTERNS OF FOSSIL FUEL USE -- ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS FROM FOSSIL FUEL BURNING -- Oxides of Sulfur and Nitrogen -- Trace Metals -- Organic Compounds -- SUMMARY -- 5. Atmospheric Transport, Transformation, and Deposition Processes -- TRANSPORT AND DIFFUSION -- TRANSFORMATIONS -- Oxidation Reactions in the Atmosphere -- Reduction Reactions in the Biosphere -- Organic Compounds -- DEPOSITION -- Wet Deposition Processes -- Dry Deposition Processes -- RESIDENCE TIMES FOR SUBSTANCES IN THE ATMOSPHERE -- Monitoring and Data Needs -- SUMMARY -- 6 Biological Accumulation and Effect of Atmospheric Contaminants -- ACCUMULATION IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS -- ACCUMULATION IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS -- ACCUMULATION IN SOILS AND AQUATIC SEDIMENTS -- Aquatic Sediments as Historical Records -- TRANSFORMATIONS IN SOILS AND WATERS -- TRANSFER OF SUBSTANCES FROM TERRESTRIAL TO AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS -- POLLUTANTS AND INDIVIDUAL ORGANISMS -- Toxicity of Deposited Substances to Organisms -- Terrestrial Ecosystems -- Aquatic Ecosystems -- Interactions Among Pollutants or Between Pollutants and other Stresses -- Terrestrial Ecosystems -- Aquatic Ecosystems. 327 $aResistance to Pollutants -- Past Efforts to Predict Widespread Toxic Effects -- SUMMARY -- 7. Studying the Effects of Atmospheric Deposition on Ecosystems -- PREDICTING ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS ON ECOSYSTEMS -- HIGHLY SENSITIVE ORGANISMS AS EARLY INDICATORS -- COMMON RESPONSES OF ECOSYSTEMS TO STRESS -- NATURAL RECORDS OF POLLUTION -- MONITORING LARGE-SCALE POLLUTION -- SUMMARY -- 8. Acid Precipitaton -- CAUSES OF ACID PRECIPITATION -- Extent of the Problem -- EFFECTS OF ACID ON THE BIOSPHERE -- Aquatic Ecosystems -- Chemical Changes -- Biological Changes -- Terrestrial Ecosystems -- Vegetation -- Soils -- Wetlands -- ASSESSMENT OF ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS -- AMELIORATION -- SUMMARY -- Appendix Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- References -- Index. 606 $aFossil fuels$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aCombustion gases$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aAir$xPollution 615 0$aFossil fuels$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aCombustion gases$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aAir$xPollution. 676 $a628.5/32 701 $aSchindler$b David W$0724658 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on the Atmosphere and the Biosphere. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910953244603321 996 $aAtmosphere-biosphere interactions$94367397 997 $aUNINA