Impact of Air Pollutants on Southern Pine Forests

The public's attitude toward air pollution in the United States evolved substantially during the 1960s. One of the results of the nation's emerging environmental ethic was the creation of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in December of 1970

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Edited by O.L. Lange, Wiirzburg, FRG H.A. Mooney, Stanford, USA

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Impact of Air Pollutants on Southern Pine Forests

With 88 Illustrations, 25 in color

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Susan Fox USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station Raleigh, NC 27606 USA

Robert A. Mickler ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc. Raleigh, NC 27606 USA

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Preface

The public's attitud