DlP—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24,1981 NWF study finds Pa. ‘extremely WASHINGTON, D.C. - A study by the National Wildlife Federation has determined that 15 of the 26 states east of the Mississippi River are “extremely vulnerable” to the harmful effects of acid rain. Another ten states are “moderately vulnerable,” ac cording to the conservation group, and one Florida is only “slightly vulnerable.” The ratings are contained in a report by NWF researchers who studied each state’s rainfall acidity, geology, soils, and water chemistry to estimate the potential for acid rain damange to fisheries, soils, crop foliage, and marble and limestone structures within the states. Acid rain forms when sulfur and nitrogen oxide emissions, mainly generated by coal-burning power plants, combine with rain or snow. The acid is often blown hundreds of miles from its actual source before it falls to earth. More than 90 lakes in the Adirondack Mountains are now fishless because acidic con ditions have inhibited reproduc tion. The NWF study listed Con necticut, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Penn sylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, West Virginia, ymmnmm nmm n t x Ittgia Machine Work jv Welding & z Farm Supplies I Hardware D.S. MACHINE SH DAVID E. STOLTZFUS 3816 E. Newport Road Gordonville, PA 17529 I Mile East of Intercourse on Rt. 77; Write or Call; 717-768 8569 If no answer call; 717-766-3568 i CUSTOM BUILT WOOD | COAL FIRED BOILERS M | TO YOUR SPECIFICATIO | • Welders & cutting torches z • Custom made farm gates, etc. I • Custom built high pressure wa | • Stainless steel welding milker i equipment, etc. Fireplace Insert choice of two Convert jour eiistin* fireplace to sizes . . . large efficient wooditove heel today! * s j ze heats Up to 2500 sq.ft. CHESTER B. HOLT 30 S. Hershey Ave. (Bareville) Leola, Pa. 17540 PHONE (717) 656-6898 Hours; Mon. &Tues. By Appointment Wed., Thurs., Fri. lOto 8; Sat. 10 to 4 and Wisconsin as the states that are extremely vulnerable to damage from acid precipitation. Those states "found to be moderately vulnerable are Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. Louisiana could not.be fully evaluated due to a lack of data. Massachusetts had the strongest acid rain and Florida the least acid of the 26 states studied. In addition to analyzing vulnerability, the study evaluated each state’s visibility impairment as indicated by sulfate and nitrogen oxide concentrations found in the air. Twenty states -were found to have a high degree of visibility impairment, while five Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,- South Carolina, and Vermont had a moderate degree of impairment. Only Maine and New Hampshire got low visibility impairment evaluations. Both the fisheries resources dnd soil of eleven states Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin Easily fits your existing fireplace! Comes complete with blower for even greater efficiency! Your vulnerable 9 to acid were found, to be extremely vulnerable to acid rain’s effects. Foliage of such crops as alfalfa, tobacco, lettuce, potatoes, and soybeans wa?evaluated as being either vulnerable or non vulnerable. NWF researchers also compiled data on reports of auto paint damange due to acid rain in each of the states, v The found that Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania had the highest incidents of reported damage by acid rain corrosion last year. “Our study should lay to rest once and for all the claim that acid rain damage is confined to a few hundred lakes in upstate New York,” said NWF executive vice president Jay D. Hair. Hair noted that the NWF study confirms the conclusions of a recently released National Academy of Sciences report. The NAS found evidence of acid rain’s “serious hazard to human health and the biosphere” to be so “clear” as to make continued emmissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides at present levels “ex tremely risky from a long-term economic standpoint as well as from the standpoint of bioshpere protection.” 'TOP OF THE LINE DR ICH EFFICIENCY OW HORSEPOWER REQUIREM iSH SPEED DRYING OW TEMPERATURE DRYING (120-180°F) iGH GRAIN QUALITY OW MAINTENANCE BOTTOM LINE: ;t grain i of bin. Grain (alls into cooling below. U S Patents 3.479 74S and 3,501 845 Foreign Patents Pending “When Congress considers reauthorization of the Clean Air Act,” Hair emphasized, “It is vital that our legislators take action to curb the causes of acid rain, with strict controls on sulfur dioxide EVALUATION OF EASTERN STATES’ VULNERABILITY TO EFFECTS OF ACID RAIN / AVERAGE pH OF RAINFALL STATE (see keliy) Delaware 4.4 Maryland 4.3 New Jersey 4.3 New York 4.2 Ohio 4.2 Pennsylvania 4.2 Virginia 4.4 West Virginia 4.3 E-Extremely vulnerable to acid rain effects M—Moderately vulnerable to acid rain effects S—Slightly vulnerable to acid rain effects The pH is a numerical value used to describe the strength of an acid. On the pH scale, which ranges from a numerical value of 0 to 14, the lower the pH number the greater the acidity. A value of pH 1 is very' acid (battery acid), 2.0 is equal to lemon juice, and 3.0 to vinegar. “Pure” rain has a pH of 5.6, pH 7 is neutral (distilled water) and pH 13 is very alkaline '(lye). Most fish species die in water with a pH of 4.5 to 5.0. EZEE-DRY LOUCKS GRAIN EQUIP. INC. RD #l2, York, PA 717-755-2868 ram emissions from coal-burning power plants in the eastern U.S. With states as far south as Florida showing signs of vulnerability to acid rain, it can’t be long before every state in the Union is af fected.” CMP (KUIIE. OVERALL SOIL FOLMSE LIMESTONE) UMM£ M V M M M V M M M V M E E V M E M V M M E V M E MV' M M E V M E V—Vulnerable to acid rain effects NV— Not vulnerable to acid rain FISHERIES effects XX—lnsufficient data /ain is dried in overhead trying floor through rin grain column. eat from cooling grain re-cycled to assist drying; using all 'ailable heat. Batch System 17M54 twite. 22,7801 b. wsmnr ContnoßS Flow System 4KIOOO tails. law 22,780 ha.
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