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ACID RAIN

 

DEFINITION: "Acid rain is a term for rain, snow, sleet, or other wet precipitation that is polluted by such acids as sulfuric acid and nitric acid. Acid rain harms thousands of lakes, rivers, and streams worldwide, killing fishes and aquatic life." (World Book Encyclopedia, 1994)

 

 

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Acid Rain; Air Pollution; Clean Air Act of 1970

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Earth Science   REF QE 28. E12 2001
Ecology Basics REF QH 540.4 .E39 2004 "Acid Deposition"
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society REF HM 856 .E53 2007
Encyclopedia of Global Change REF GE 149.E47 2002
MacMillan Encyclopedia of Weather    REF QC 854 .S74 2001

  

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Current Controversies: Developing Nations: (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

Opposing Viewpoints; Environment

At Issue: Is Air Pollution a Serious Threat to Health? (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

CQ Researcher:  "Coal's Comeback" 10/05/07

 

STATISTICS: Information Plus: Water; Garbage and Other Pollution  (Ref Desk) (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete Expanded Academic ASAP Science Complete
Health and Wellness Resource Center CQ Researcher Issues & Controversies

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

EPA Acid Rain Program

http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/

Swedish NGO Secretariat on Acid Rain

http://www.acidrain.org/

Hubbard Brook Research Foundation http://www.hbrook.sr.unh.edu/hbfound/report.pdf
Environmental Literacy Council http://www.enviroliteracy.org/article.php/2.html

 

CITING YOUR SOURCES:

University/College Library Citing Electronic Resources

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