Atmosphere-biosphere interactions : toward a better understanding of the ecological consequences of fossil fuel combustion : a report /

Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Atmosphere and the Biosphere.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1981.
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=14686
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245 0 0 |a Atmosphere-biosphere interactions :  |b toward a better understanding of the ecological consequences of fossil fuel combustion : a report /  |c prepared by the Committee on the Atmosphere and the Biosphere, Board on Agriculture and Renewable Resources, Commission on Natural Resources, National Research Council. 
260 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b National Academy Press,  |c 1981. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xvi, 263 pages) :  |b illustrations, maps, charts 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction and overview -- The fossil fuel scenario: the probability of a crisis in the biosphere -- This report -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Scientific understanding of atmosphere-biosphere interactions: a historical overview -- Human alterations of the atmosphere -- Energy and air pollution -- Biogenic emissions to the atmosphere -- Nitrogen -- Sulfur -- Trace metals -- Atmospheric emissions from burning of natural biomass -- Natural organic products -- Anthropogenic sources of atmospheric substances -- Patterns of fossil fuel use -- Atmospheric emissions from fossil fuel burning -- Atmospheric transport, transformation, and deposition processes -- Transport and diffusion -- Transformations -- Deposition -- Residence times for substances in the atmosphere -- Biological accumulation and effect of atmospheric contaminants -- Accumulation in terrestrial ecosystems -- Accumulation in aquatic ecosystems -- Accumulation in soils and aquatic sediments -- Transformation in soils and waters -- Transfer of substances from terrestrial to aquatic ecosystems -- Pollutants and individual organisms -- Studying the effects of atmospheric deposition of 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 -- Acid precipitation -- Causes of acid precipitation -- Effects of acid on the biosphere -- Assessment of ecological effects -- Amelioration. 
650 0 |a Air  |x Pollution  |x Environmental aspects. 
650 0 |a Fossil fuels  |x Environmental aspects. 
650 2 |a Air Pollutants. 
650 2 |a Air Pollution. 
650 7 |a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING  |x Environmental  |x Pollution Control. 
650 7 |a Air  |x Pollution  |x Environmental aspects. 
650 7 |a Fossil fuels  |x Environmental aspects. 
710 2 |a National Research Council (U.S.).  |b Committee on the Atmosphere and the Biosphere. 
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