Book Description:
Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation which is unusually acidic. It has harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals and buildings. Acid rain is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere to produce acids. In recent years, many governments have introduced laws to reduce these emissions. This new book examines new research results from around the world.

Table of Contents:
Preface

Chapter 1. Environmental and Economical Cost of the Acid Emissions Involving Thermal Power Plants Burning Different Fuels, Based on Available Data, pp. 1-44
(J.M. Blanco and F. Peña)

Chapter 2. Wet Removal of Atmosphere Particles by Rain, pp. 45-73
(Constantin Andronache)

Chapter 3. Long-Term Monitoring of Wet and Dry Depositions in a Po Valley City (Bologna, Italy), pp. 75-103
(Luciano Morselli, Elena Bernadi, Ivano Vassura, Fabrizio Passarini and Enrico Tesini)

Chapter 4. Bioremediation of Soil and Water Acidified by Acid Rain with Fungi Cells, pp. 105-124
(Naofumi Shiomi and Shigeo Katoh)

Chapter 5. Acid Rain Harms World Heritage Buildings and Human Health in Vietnam, pp. 125-142
(Kazue Tazaki, Teruhiko Kido, Naoko Baba and Sachie Suzuki)

Chapter 6. Sorption of Sulfates, Retention of Cations and Acid Rain Buffering Capacities of Forest Soils in Central Taiwan, pp. 143-159
(Ming Kuang Wang, Shun Yao Zhuang, Po Neng Chiang and Hen Biau King)

Index