Acid Rain

4/11/00


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Table of Contents

Acid Rain

Key Points

Acidity of Rainfall (pH) 1996

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Principal Sources

How Acid Rain Is Formed

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Tolerance of Fish to Acidity

Effects of Acid Rain on Lakes

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Acid Rain on Structures

Decay of Stonework

Effects on Marble

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Forest dieback

Effects of Acid Rain?

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Sulfate Aerosol & Global Warming

Estimated contributions to global warming

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Causes of Acid Rain

Regulation of Emissions large point sources

Trading Emissions Allowances

Application to SO2

$ Price of 1 ton SO2 Emissions

Emission Allowances Trading: a Good Idea?

Key Points

Sources of Information

 Author: Francis Bretherton

Email: fbretherton@ssec.wisc.edu

Home Page: http://www.aos.wisc.edu/classpages/aos121br