TY - BOOK ED - National Research Council (U.S.). TI - Atmosphere-biosphere interactions: toward a better understanding of the ecological consequences of fossil fuel combustion : a report SN - 0585150036 AV - QH545.A3 A85 1981eb U1 - 628.5/32 19 PY - 1981/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academy Press KW - Air KW - Pollution KW - Environmental aspects KW - Fossil fuels KW - Air Pollutants KW - Air Pollution KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Environmental KW - Pollution Control KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=14686 ER -