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Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions

Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions

Toward a Better Understanding of the Ecological Consequences of Fossil Fuel Combustion

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309031967
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309554213
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1981
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 280
  • DDC: 577
  • Language: English
  • Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions:
  • Copyright
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction and Overview
    • THE FOSSIL FUEL SCENARIO: THE PROBABILITY OF A CRISIS IN THE BIOSPHERE
    • THIS REPORT
    • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 2. Scientific Understanding of Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions: a Historical Overview
    • HUMAN ALTERATIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
    • ENERGY AND AIR POLLUTION
  • 3 Biogenic Emissions to the Atmosphere
    • NITROGEN
      • Terrestrial Ecosystems
      • Aquatic Ecosystems
    • SULFUR
      • Terrestrial Ecosystems
      • Aquatic Ecosystems
    • TRACE METALS
    • ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS FROM BURNING OF NATURAL BIOMASS
    • NATURAL ORGANIC PRODUCTS
    • SUMMARY
  • 4 Anthropogenic Sources of Atmospheric Substances
    • PATTERNS OF FOSSIL FUEL USE
    • ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS FROM FOSSIL FUEL BURNING
      • Oxides of Sulfur and Nitrogen
      • Trace Metals
      • Organic Compounds
    • SUMMARY
  • 5. Atmospheric Transport, Transformation, and Deposition Processes
    • TRANSPORT AND DIFFUSION
    • TRANSFORMATIONS
      • Oxidation Reactions in the Atmosphere
      • Reduction Reactions in the Biosphere
      • Organic Compounds
    • DEPOSITION
      • Wet Deposition Processes
      • Dry Deposition Processes
    • RESIDENCE TIMES FOR SUBSTANCES IN THE ATMOSPHERE
      • Monitoring and Data Needs
    • SUMMARY
  • 6 Biological Accumulation and Effect of Atmospheric Contaminants
    • ACCUMULATION IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
    • ACCUMULATION IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
    • ACCUMULATION IN SOILS AND AQUATIC SEDIMENTS
      • Aquatic Sediments as Historical Records
    • TRANSFORMATIONS IN SOILS AND WATERS
    • TRANSFER OF SUBSTANCES FROM TERRESTRIAL TO AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
    • POLLUTANTS AND INDIVIDUAL ORGANISMS
      • Toxicity of Deposited Substances to Organisms
        • Terrestrial Ecosystems
        • Aquatic Ecosystems
      • Interactions Among Pollutants or Between Pollutants and other Stresses
        • Terrestrial Ecosystems
        • Aquatic Ecosystems
      • Resistance to Pollutants
      • Past Efforts to Predict Widespread Toxic Effects
    • SUMMARY
  • 7. Studying the Effects of Atmospheric Deposition on 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
    • SUMMARY
  • 8. Acid Precipitaton
    • CAUSES OF ACID PRECIPITATION
      • Extent of the Problem
    • EFFECTS OF ACID ON THE BIOSPHERE
      • Aquatic Ecosystems
        • Chemical Changes
        • Biological Changes
      • Terrestrial Ecosystems
        • Vegetation
        • Soils
        • Wetlands
    • ASSESSMENT OF ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS
    • AMELIORATION
    • SUMMARY
  • Appendix Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  • References
  • Index

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