Acid in the Environment: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects

Preface Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Tables 1. Acid in the Environment: An OverviewGerald R. Visgilio, Jane Dawson, Peter A. Siver and Diana M. Whitelaw 2. Lessons Learned From the Acid Deposition Research Experience: An Historical PerspectiveAnthony C. Janetos PART I. ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF ACID DEPOSITION 3. Acidic Deposition: Sources and Ecological EffectsCharles T. Driscoll, Kathy Fallon Lambert and Limin Chen 4. Long-Term Changes in Boreal Lake and Stream Chemistry: Recovery From Acid Deposition and the Role of ClimatePeter J. Dillon, Shaun A. Watmough, M. Catherine Eimers and Julian Aherne 5. Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition: Implications for Terrestrial Ecosystem Structure and FunctioningKnute J. Nadelhoffer 6. Atmospheric Deposition and Nitrogen Pollution in Coastal Marine EcosystemsRobert W. Howarth PART II. ACID EMISSIONS ENERGY AND POLICY 7. The Politics of Acid Rain in EuropeMiranda A. Schreurs 8. Acid Rain in a Wider Europe: The Post-Communist Transition and the Future European Acid Rain PoliciesLiliana B. Andonova 9. Acid Rain Politics in North America: Conflict to Cooperation to CollusionDon Munton 10. Air Quality and Power Production in the United States: Emissions Trading and State-Level Initiatives in the Control of Acid-Producing Emissions, Mercury, and Carbon DioxideDaniel Sosland PART III. SULFUR DIOXIDE AND THE MARKET 11. Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Policy: A 'Refresher" CoursePaul R. Portney 12. Economic Incentives Versus Command and Control: What's the Best Approach for Solving Environmental Problems?Winston Harrington and Richard D. Morgenstern 13. Benefits and Costs From Sulfur Dioxide Trading: A Distributional AnalysisRonald J. Shadbegian, Wayne Gray and Cynthia Morgan 14. From SulfurDioxide to Greenhouse Gases: Trends and Events Shaping Future Emissions Trading Programs in the United StatesJoseph Kruger PART IV. LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 15. Atmospheric Deposition and Conservation: What is the Role for Conservation Organizations?Timothy H. Tear 16. Achieving a Solution to Acid Deposition and Other International Environmental ProblemsRobert A. Askins Contributors Index