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- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Copyright
- Copyright © American Meteorological Society
- ISSN
- 1520-0477
- DOI
- 10.1175/1520-0477-68.8.1031
- Publisher site
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Abstract
Acid Rain: Reign of Controversy. Archie M. Kahan. 1986. 238 pp. sions do not seriously mislead the reader whose aim is a basic familiarity $14.95. Hardbound. Fulcrum, Inc. with the overall issue. A perhaps more-important failing of the book involves discussion Archie Kahan presents a comprehensive review for the layman of the of the cost of research devoted to the acidic-deposition issue. At several acid-rain issue, summarizing the scientific, environmental, economic, points, Kahan indicates that "large amounts" of money were and are and social aspects of one of the more-significant recent national debates being spent on research, without providing some perspective in terms that has involved the scientific community. The aim of the book is to of other federal expenditures. I think most will agree (certainly those provide the "interested non-expert" with a balanced assessment, as engaged in such research!) that acidic-deposition research—or for that free of authorial bias as possible, to facilitate educated-public partic- matter, atmospheric research—is a miniscule portion of government ipation in efforts to solve the problem. No solutions are promised or research allocations. In this same vein, much is made of how the delivered; only an admirable appeal to reason. Kahan, as readers of National
Journal
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society – American Meteorological Society
Published: Aug 1, 1987