Date of Award
Fall 1997
Document Type
Legacy Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Marine Science
College
College of Science
First Advisor
Craig Gilman
Abstract/Description
The region of the United States with the highest average acidity in its precipitation, corresponds to the regions of heavy industrialization and urbanization where emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides is high. Because acid rain has such as adverse effect on sensitive areas, prior research has tried to link these areas of high emissions of acidic pollutants to an occurrence of lowered pH in the area's precipitation (EPA, 1997). The objective of this research is to look at local emissions and the pH of precipitation in the area to determine if there are any trends in the pH due to local emissions sources taking into account local weather patterns and other sources of pollutants. Georgetown County is a relatively large local polluter so therefore the local area should experience a lower than normal pH due to short-term transport of acidic pollutants.
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Recommended Citation
Andrew, Michael, "Analysis of Local Acid Precipitation in Horry County and Georgetown County, South Carolina" (1997). Honors Theses. 159.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/honors-theses/159