The Acid Rain Controversy

by James L. Regens and Robert W. Rycroft

Book Overview

This study describes the origins of acid rain, how it is formed, the ecological and human effects, and prevention methods. It also examines debates within the scientific community as a basis for evaluating policy decisions. A comprehensive review of pollution control techniques questions which technologies are currently available, their future availability, or whether they are merely theoretical. The authors frame the economic and political context...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822954044
• ISBN13: 9780822954040
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"