Description
Acid deposition includes acid rain and other acidic precipiation, but also dry deposition of acidic compounds.
Acid deposition includes acid rain and other acidic precipiation, but also dry deposition of acidic compounds.
- Acid Rain - Facts, news, children's resources, and links from Environment Canada.
- Acid Rain News - Features links to news articles and related sites. Includes history, scientific background information and FAQ.
- Acid Rain--A Contemporary World Problem - This website explores the causes and solutions to the acid rain problem.
- Margot's Acid Rain SEA Project - Student's fun and informative site about acid rain, in North Carolina and in general.
- National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) - US federal-state-NGO cooperative effort operating a national precipitation monitoring network to observe geographic and temporal trends in acidity, mercury, and other attributes. Includes data, maps, and meeting announcements.
- PPRP Atmospheric Deposition Measurement and Analysis - Information about and from regional acid deposition monitoring programs in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (USA).
- The Acid Rain Report - Student-created site discusses the causes, effects, geographic distribution, and possible solutions for acid rain.
- U.S. Geological Survey Data and Reports on Acid Rain, Atmospheric Deposition and Precipitation Chemistry - Information resources on acidic deposition in the United States.
- UK Acid Waters Monitoring Network - Monitors the ecological impact of acid deposition in areas of the United Kingdom believed to be sensitive to acidification.
- US EPA - Acid Rain - Information about causes and effects, how acid rain is measured, and what is being done to solve the problem. Includes activities for students.
- US EPA Acid Rain Program - About EPA efforts reduce electric utilities' emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, the pollutants responsible for acid deposition. The program includes a system of tradable SO2 emissions allowances.
- What is Acid Rain and What Causes It? - A discussion of the causes and effects of acid rain, and possible policy solutions.
Media publications
- The Monitoring Acid Rain Youth Program (MARYP) - Summary report of an educational program where young people monitored acid rain levels in a network of forest stations. Page includes list of participants. (Published 1996.00.00)
