The Erosion of Carbonate Stone by Acid Rain: Laboratory and Field Investigations

Autor: Michael M. Reddy, Philip A. Baedecker
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Journal of Chemical Education. 70:104
ISSN: 1938-1328
0021-9584
DOI: 10.1021/ed070p104
Popis: This paper describes a laboratory experiment on the effects of acidic deposition on carbonate stone erosion. It can serve as the basis for an undergraduate (or pre college) experiment in environmental chemistry. Recent field investigations are described that provide measurements of carbonate stone dissolution and mechanical erosion under weathering conditions that are prevalent in the eastern US. The purpose of the laboratory work is to answer questions concerning the effects of hydrogen ion deposition on stone erosion processes that were difficult to resolve on the basis of field experiments alone.
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