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Author Sullivan, Timothy J. (Timothy Joseph), 1950- author.

Title Air pollutant deposition and its effects on natural resources in New York State / Timothy J. Sullivan
Published Ithaca : Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, 2015

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Contents 1. Background and purpose -- 2. Resource sensitivity to atmospheric deposition -- 3. Principal stressors -- 4. Chemical effects of atmospheric deposition -- 5. Biotic effects of atmospheric deposition -- 6. Historical patterns of effects -- 7. Extrapolation of site-specific data to the broader region -- 8. Projected future responses of sensitive resources to reductions in acidic atmospheric deposition -- 9. Critical load -- 10. Climate linkages -- 11. Linkages with ecosystem services -- 12. Active intervention -- 13. Summary and important data gaps and recommendations
Summary 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 has changed. Some surface waters show signs of partial chemical recovery in response to emissions control programs, but available data suggest that soil chemistry may continue to deteriorate under expected future emissions and deposition. Resource managers, policymakers, and scientists now need to know the extent to which current and projected future emissions reductions will lead to ecosystem recovery. In this book, Timothy J. Sullivan provides a comprehensive synthesis of past, current, and potential future conditions regarding atmospheric sulfur, nitrogen oxides, ammonium, and mercury deposition; surface water chemistry; soil chemistry; forests; and aquatic biota in New York, providing much needed information to help set emissions reduction goals, evaluate incremental improvements, conduct cost/benefit analyses, and prioritize research needs. He draws upon a wealth of research conducted over the past thirty years that has categorized, quantified, and advanced understanding of ecosystem processes related to atmospheric deposition of strong acids, nutrients, and mercury and associated ecosystem effects. An important component of this volume is the new interest in the management and mitigation of ecosystem damage from air pollution stress, which builds on the "critical loads" approach pioneered in Europe and now gaining interest in the United States. This book will inform scientists, resource managers, and policy analysts regarding the state of scientific knowledge on these complex topics and their policy relevance and will help to guide public policy assessment work in New York, the Northeast, and nationally
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes In English
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In Title is part of the collection: De Gruyter Rights, Action, and Social Responsibility
Subject Air -- Pollution -- New York (State)
Atmospheric deposition -- New York (State)
Natural resources -- Environmental aspects -- New York (State)
Environmental degradation -- New York (State)
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
Air -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects
Atmospheric deposition
Environmental degradation
Natural resources -- Environmental aspects
New York (State)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019725637
ISBN 9781501702167
1501702165
9781501700811
1501700812