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Article: A study of the effect of acid rain on alkyd, polyester, and silicone-modified high-solids coatings.(1994 Constituent Society Paper)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Coatings Technology
- Article date:
- November 1, 1995
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In 1858, Robert Angus Smith, a London chemist, wrote: "It has often been observed that the stones and bricks of buildings ... crumble more readily in large towns, where much coal is burnt, than elsewhere. I was led to attribute this effect on the slow but constant action of the acid rain." He did not publish his thoughts until 1872 in his Air and Rain, The Beginnings of a Chemical Climatology.[1]
"Acid rain" is a term that had been used prior to the 1980s to describe the constituents of precipitation and the effect on the environment. It was used initially by environmental scientists and was little known to the public. Today acid rain is perceived by the public ...