Polluted Rain

Welcoming Remarks.- Welcome from the Department of Radiation Biology and Biophysics.- Session I: The Chemistry of Polluted Rain.- The Acidic Precipitation Phenomenon: A Study of This Phenomenon and the Relationship between the Acid Content of Precipitation and the Emission of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in The Netherlands.- Mass Transfer of Gases to Growing Water Droplets.- Precipitation Chemistry Trends in the Northeastern United States.- Modeling the Chemical Composition of Acid Rain in Southern California.- Deterioration of Architectural Structures and Monuments.- Session II: The Mercury Problem.- Mercury Transport in the Environment—Analytical and Sampling Problems.- Atmospheric and Watershed Inputs of Mercury to Cranberry Lake, St. Lawrence County, New York.- The Effects of Acidity on the Uptake of Mercury in Fish.- The Role of pH and Oxidation-Reduction Potentials in the Mobilization of Heavy Metals.- Session III: Effects on Plants.- Foliar Responses That May Determine Plant Injury by Simulated Acid Rain.- Vegetation Surfaces: A Platform for Pollutant/ Parasite Interactions.- Responses of Plants to Submicron Acid Aerosols.- Polluted Rain and Plant Growth.- Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants on Soils.- Session IV: Anticipated Problems as Yet not Quantitated.- On the Dry Deposition of Acid Particles to Natural Surfaces.- Aluminum Toxicity to Fish in Acidified Waters.- Oxidants in Precipitation.- The Toxicological Implications of Biogeochemical Studies of Atmospheric Lead.- Session V: Control Problems: Monitoring Systems and Legal Aspects.- Monitoring Airborne Contaminants.- Atmospheric Deposition of Man-Made Radioactivity.- Emission Quotas for Maintaining Air Quality.- The Interstate Carriage of Pollutants: The Legal Problem and Existing Solutions.-Pollution Problems Across International Boundaries.- Sessions Chairmen.- Speakers.- Participants.