Environmental Science: Annotated Bibliography on Acid Rain

This annotated bibliography presents a compilation of scholarly articles and a book chapter related to acid rain. The references cover various aspects of acid rain, including its definition, historical context, current impacts, and future projections. The sources delve into trans-regional and trans-national issues, prevention, and control measures. The bibliography examines the effects of acid deposition on ecosystems, soil acidification, and the shift in acid rain composition due to increased vehicle emissions. Furthermore, it explores the impact of acid rain on soil, water, buildings, and the measures taken by industrialized nations to reduce related emissions. The articles also provide insights into the types of acid rain, their effects on litter decomposition, and the global scope of this environmental issue. These resources are valuable for understanding the complexities of acid rain and its wide-ranging implications.

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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ACID RAIN
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Reference & Citation
Abbasi, T., Poornima, P., Kannadasan, T. and Abbasi, S.A., 2013. Acid rain: past, present, and
future. International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 5(3), pp.229-272:
doi.org/10.1504/IJEE.2013.054703
Citation Examples:
Acid rain had several impacts on Western Europe as well as North America during the 1970s,
however, the implementation of counter measures gradually reduced the problem (Abbasi et
al., 2013).
Abbasi et al. (2013) argues that the developing world such as china and India are today facing
the threats of acid rain as it affected some developed countries earlier; which some are also
still recovering from the extreme acidic rain effects.
Authority of Reference/Academic Appropriateness
The authors of the article are Tasneem Abbasi is a research scholar at Centre for Pollution
Control and Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University. The other authors are also
scientists, scholars and/or professors at various universities thereby proving the academic
authority of the article.
Summary of the Reference
The article is academic in context thereby providing a detailed research on past, present as
well as future projection of acid rain. Besides, it a definition of acid rain. Further, the authors
discuss acid rain impacts especially trans-regional as well as trans-national issues linked to it.
Also, it recapitulate acid rain prevention as well as control measures.
Why the reference Relevant to Acid Rain
The article is relevant to the acid rain as it provides it definition, past history, current issues

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and future projections. Also, it gives acid rain effects. Furthermore, the article is useful in
finding the effects of acid rain across the globe.
Reference & Citation
Duan, L., Yu, Q., Zhang, Q., Wang, Z., Pan, Y., Larssen, T., Tang, J. and Mulder, J.,
2016. Acid deposition in Asia: emissions, deposition, and ecosystem effects. Atmospheric
Environment, 146, pp.55-69: doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.07.018
Citation Examples
Generally, surface waters are considered not sensitive to acid deposition especially in Asia as
compared to soils (Duan et al., 2016).
Dual et al. (2016) argues that Nitrogen oxide emission increases due to insufficient control
measures as well as increase in energy consumption in transportation and industry sectors.
Authority of Reference/Academic Appropriateness
The article is a peer-reviewed article. Also, the authors are researchers, scholars and scientists
with Lei Duan being a scholar at State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and
Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, China.
Summary of the Reference
The article describes how economic development has increased acid emission as well as
deposition. Besides, the authors discuss the effects soil acidification as well as on surface
Why the Reference is Relevant to Acid Rain

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The article is relevant to this topic since it discusses acid deposition which a specific of acid
rain broadly. Besides, the article discusses the impacts of acid deposition on ecosystem.
Reference & Citation
McCormick, J., 2013. Acid Earth: the global threat of acid pollution. Routledge:
doi.org/10.4324/9781315066493
Citation Examples:
Although measures are taken to reduce emissions that resulted to acidification human health,
buildings and lakes are still affected (McCormick, 2013).
McCormick (2013) argues that acid rain is a growing problem in industrializing nations like
in Latin America as well as Asia as it afflicted North America and Europe
Authority of Reference/Academic Appropriateness
The book is a credible academic source especially that it has been reviewed and is in its 2nd
edition after first publication in 2009. Besides, the book covers subjects like Geography,
International Relations as well as Environment and Sustainability where environment and
sustainability is appropriate in this study.
Summary of the Reference
The book discusses measures that were taken by industrialized countries to reduce the
emissions that resulted to acidifications. Besides, the author also discusses the effects as well
as the growing acid pollution scientific understanding as well as possible solutions.
Why the reference Relevant to Acid Rain
The chapters of book that discusses acid pollution are relevant to this topic as they will be

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helpful in understanding detailed effects as well as the solution of acid rain.
Reference & Citation
Park, C.C., 2013. Acid Rain (routledge revivals): rhetoric and reality. Routledge:
doi.org/10.4324/9781315883687
Citation Examples:
Acid has impacts on soils, buildings and water surfaces (Park, 2013).
In the book, Park (2013) examines as well as describe the implications of acid rain in the U.K,
Scandinavia, Germany and the USA.
Authority of Reference/Academic Appropriateness
The book is of high academic authority has it been reviewed several times since its first
publication in 1987.
Summary of the Reference
The book examines the effect of acid buildings, soils as well as water surfaces. Besides, author
provides the effects of acid rain by drawing illustration as well as evidence from countries like
Germany, and the UK in the context of politics as well as science of acid rain.
Why the reference Relevant to Acid Rain
The book is relevant to this topic since it provides details of acid rain and effects on soil, water
and buildings. Also, it examines how acid rain is being controlled in the UK, Germany and
USA.

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Reference & Citation
Lv, Y., Wang, C., Jia, Y., Wang, W., Ma, X., Du, J., Pu, G. and Tian, X., 2014. Effects of
sulfuric, nitric, and mixed acid rain on litter decomposition, soil microbial biomass, and
enzyme activities in subtropical forests of China. Applied Soil Ecology, 79, pp.1-9:
doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.12.002
Citation Examples:
Acid rain as a pollution is increasingly changing progressively from SAR (sulfuric acid rain)
to MAR (mixed acid rain) and ultimaltely to NAR (nitric acid rain) especially due to the ever
increasing number of vehicles (Lv et al., 2014).
Lev et al. (2014) argues that soil carbon accumulation has effects on acid precipitation in
future which may negatively affect the ecosystem balance of Nitrogen and carbon flux.
Authority of Reference/Academic Appropriateness
The article is peer-reviewed authored by Yanna Lv is a researcher at school of Pharmacy and
Biological Sciences at Weifang Medical University. Besides, the other co-authors are also
reputable professors, lectures and scientists.
Summary of the Reference.
The articles lists five acid rain types and their effects on litter decomposition. Besides, authors
describe how acid rain as a pollution is steadily changing from SAR to MAR and finally to
NAR which is majorly as result of increasing vehicles. Furthermore, MAR and nitric slows
down soil nitrogen, phosphorous as well as carbon mineralization.
Why the reference is Relevant to Acid Rain
The article is relevant as it give types of acid rain. Besides, it provides acid rain effects on

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litter decomposition thereby being useful to the topic.