Air Pollutant Deposition and Its Effects on Natural Resources in New York State

by Timothy J Sullivan and Timothy J. Sullivan

Book Overview

Ecosystem effects from air pollution in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and elsewhere in New York have been substantial. Efforts to characterize and quantify these impacts, and to examine more recent recovery, have focused largely on surface waters, soils, and forests. Lakes, streams, and soils have acidified. Estuaries have become more eutrophic. Nutrient cycles have been disrupted. Mercury has bioaccumulated to toxic levels. Plant species composition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801456878
• ISBN13: 9780801456879
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Comstock Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher