Acid Deposition

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Address of Welcome.
• Acid deposition — The present situation in Europe.
• Effects of acid deposition.
• Remarks on the paper by Professor Ulrich on “Effects of acid deposition”.
• Answer to the remarks of Mr. Zimmermeyer.
• Characterization of acidity in natural waters.
• Formation of atmospheric acidity.
• Background precipitation acidity.
• Trends in the acidity of rain in Europe: a re-examination of European atmospheric chemistry network data.
• Trend development of precipitation-pH in Central Europe.
• Acid precipitation over The Netherlands.
• Investigation of the source regions for acid deposition in The Netherlands.
• Wet and dry deposition of acidic and heavy metal components in the Federal Republic of Germany.
• Heavy elements in acid rain.
• Acidic input to a beech and spruce forest.
• Field measurements of NO and NO2 fluxes to and from the ground.
• Studies of the acidity and chemical composition of clouds.
• Preliminary measurements from an aircraft into the chemical composition of clouds.
• Model calculations of the effect of SO2, NOX or HC emission changes on regional scale sulphate and nitrate production.
• Workshop conclusions.
• List of Participants.
• Index of Authors.