Abstract
Acid rain in the eastern U.S. is caused almost entirely by manmade emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides from the burning of fossil fuels. This conclusion is based on two lines of evidence: an understanding of the chemical reactions that sulfur and nitrogen oxides undergo in the atmosphere; and a quantitative tally, or “budget,” of how much sulfur and nitrogen is emitted from various sources and how much returns to earth.
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Gould, R. (1985). The Causes of Acid Rain. In: Going Sour. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6683-4_3
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