SCOPE 36

Acidification in Tropical Countries

Edited by:

Henning Rodhe - Department of Meteorology, Univesity of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

and

Rafael Herrera - Centro de Ecologia, IVIC, Caracas, Venezuela

Published on behalf of the:

Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)

of the

International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)

by:

JOHN WILEY & SONS

Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore

Copyright 1988: Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment

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Title Pages
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Contributors

PART I. SYNTHESIS

Chapter 1. Acidification and Regional Air Pollution in the Tropics - H. Rodhe, E. Cowling
I.E. Galbally, J.N. Galloway and R. Herrera

PART II BACKGROUND ON ACIDIFICATION

Chapter 2. The Atmospheric Sulfur Cycle in the Tropics - R. Delmas and J. Servant

Chapter 3. Processes Regulating Nitrogen Compounds in the Tropical Atmosphere - I.E. Galbally
and R.W. Gillett

Chapter 4. Potential Effects of Acid Deposition on Tropical Terrestrial Ecosystems - W.H. McDowell

Chapter 5. Effects of Acid Deposition on Tropical Aquatic Ecosystems - J.N. Galloway

Chapter 6. Effects of Acidification on Corrosion of Structures and Cultural Property - V. Kucera

PART III THE CASE STUDIES

Chapter 7. Characterization of the Venezuelan Environment and its Potential for Acidification -
E. Sanhueza (coordinator), G. Cuenca, M.J. Gomez, R. Herrera, C. Ishizaki, J. Marti and J. Paolina

Chapter 8. Acidification in Southeastern Brazil - L.M. Moreira-Nordemann, M.C. Forti, V.LO. DiLascio, C.M. do Espirito Santo and O.M. Danelon

Chapter 9. Acidification Potential in the Nigerian Environment - A.D. Isichei and F. Akeredolu

Chapter 10. Acidification in Southwestern China - D. Zhao and J. Xiong

Chapter 11. Acidification in Australia - G.P. Ayers and R.W. Gillett

Index