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Atmosphere-biosphere interactions toward a better understanding of the ecological consequences of fossil fuel combustion : a report
Title
Atmosphere-biosphere interactions [electronic resource] : toward a better understanding of the ecological consequences of fossil fuel combustion : a report / prepared by the Committee on the Atmosphere and the Biosphere, Board on Agriculture and Renewable Resources, Commission on Natural Resources, National Research Council.
ISBN
0585150036 (electronic bk.)
9780585150031 (electronic bk.)
0309031966 (pbk.)
9780309031967 (pbk.)
Published
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1981.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 263 p.) : ill., maps, charts.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
Variant and related titles
National Academies Press.
Other formats
Print version: Atmosphere-biosphere interactions. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1981
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 23, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Air Pollutants.
Air Pollution.
Also listed under
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Atmosphere and the Biosphere.
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