Effects of Acid Rain: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session ... May 28, 1980, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 |
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... organic acids , but also of the total ionic balance between all the cations and anions in precipita- tion . Cations are things with positive charges , and anions are things with negative charges , chemically . Most of the substances ...
... organic acids , but also of the total ionic balance between all the cations and anions in precipita- tion . Cations are things with positive charges , and anions are things with negative charges , chemically . Most of the substances ...
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... organic acids ) but also of the total ionic balance between all the cations and anions in precipitation . Most of the substances dispersed in the atmosphere are at least partially soluble in water . These dissolved substances can be ...
... organic acids ) but also of the total ionic balance between all the cations and anions in precipitation . Most of the substances dispersed in the atmosphere are at least partially soluble in water . These dissolved substances can be ...
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... organic substances from leaves , twigs , branches , and stems . 2. Increased susceptibility to drought and other environmental stress factors Erosion of cuticle , interference with normal functioning of guard cells , and direct injury ...
... organic substances from leaves , twigs , branches , and stems . 2. Increased susceptibility to drought and other environmental stress factors Erosion of cuticle , interference with normal functioning of guard cells , and direct injury ...
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... organic matter . When the pH drops below 6 , numbers of species in several groups of organisms ( phytoplankton and zooplankton , bottom fauna and several other groups of invertebrates ) , decrease considerably , thus affecting the ...
... organic matter . When the pH drops below 6 , numbers of species in several groups of organisms ( phytoplankton and zooplankton , bottom fauna and several other groups of invertebrates ) , decrease considerably , thus affecting the ...
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... organic compounds . In waters of low pH the adverse effects of heavy metals on fish and other organisms can be ' enhanced , whereas at pH values near neutrality these substances would have been tolerated . " B. Effects on Terrestrial ...
... organic compounds . In waters of low pH the adverse effects of heavy metals on fish and other organisms can be ' enhanced , whereas at pH values near neutrality these substances would have been tolerated . " B. Effects on Terrestrial ...
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Page 229 - neutral* point of precipitation. Any precipitation with a ph above 5.6 is said to be alkaline and any with a ph below that value is said to be ^/Technically, ph is expressed as the logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration in gram equivalents per liter of solution.
Page 539 - ... (b) (1) A petition for review of action of the Administrator in promulgating any national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard, any emission standard...
Page 729 - ... court and agency are not to be regarded as wholly independent and unrelated instrumentalities of justice, each acting in the performance of its prescribed statutory duty without regard to the appropriate function of the other in securing the plainly indicated objects of the statute. Court and agency are the means adopted to attain the prescribed end, and so far as their duties are defined by the words of the statute, those words should be construed so as to attain that end through co-ordinated...
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Page 539 - State has been notified of such action, file with the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which such State is located or with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, a petition for review of such action.
Page 539 - Any petition for review under this subsection shall be filed within sixty days from the date notice of such promulgation, approval, or action appears in the Federal Register, except that if such petition is based solely on grounds arising after such sixtieth day, then any petition...
Page 729 - For the standards of the public interest not the requirements of private litigation measure the propriety and need for injunctive relief in these cases.
Page 544 - ... (A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law ; ( B ) contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity ; (C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right ; or (D) without observance of procedure required by law...
Page 60 - ... decreased forest growth, increased plant diseases, and accelerated damage to materials. These conclusions and hypotheses led to a veritable storm of scientific and public concern about acid precipitation.
Page 303 - I am confident that once regulations are established by law, such travel time will be scheduled during the employees' regular work hours, however, in the event of any emergency, an employee will be paid for travel time outside of his regular scheduled work hours. I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of this committee, for...