National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program Report to Congress: An Integrated Assessment

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  • Long-Term Environmental Monitoring
  • Key Components of a Model Program
• Introduction
  • NAPAP Mission
  • Structure of the Report
• Chapter 1. Program Elements and Implementation
  • Emission Reductions
  • Program Design
    • SO2 Program
    • NOx Program
  • Title IV Affected Sources
  • Compliance
    • SO2 Program
    • NOx Program
  • SO2 Allowance Market
  • Program Costs
    • Phase I Costs
    • Phase II Costs
    • Administrative Costs
  • Program Assessment
  • Emissions Monitoring
  • Air Quality, Deposition, and Ecological Monitoring
• Chapter 2. Results of the Acid Rain Program: Status and Trends of Emissions and Environmental Impacts (1990-2002)
  • Emissions
    • SO2 Emissions
    • NOx Emissions
  • Geographic Distribution of Emissions from Power Generation
    • Geographic Trends in SO2 Emissions
    • Geographic Trends in NOx Emissions
  • Air Quality, Deposition, and Visibility
    • Air Quality: Sulfur
    • Air Quality: Nitrogen
    • Acid Deposition: Sulfur in Precipitation
    • Acid Deposition: Nitrogen in Precipitation
    • Visibility
  • Ecological Recovery
    • Freshwater Acid-Sensitive Ecosystems
    • Forest Ecosystems
    • Coastal Ecosystems
  • Materials and Structures
• Chapter 3. Assessing Acid Deposition: Advances in the State of the Science
  • Air Quality, Deposition, and Visibility
  • Aquatic and Forest Ecosystems
    • Freshwater Acid-Sensitive Ecosystems
    • Forest Ecosystems
    • Coastal Ecosystems
  • Materials and Structures
  • Human Health
  • Modeling
    • Atmospheric Modeling
      • Nonlinear Responses to Decreases in SO2 and NOx Emissions
    • Water/Watershed Modeling
    • Health Effects Modeling
• Chapter 4. Expectations for Full Implementation of Title IV in 2010
  • Emissions
  • Acid Deposition
  • Acidification of Freshwater Lakes and Streams
  • Human Health
  • Other Benefits of Title IV
• Chapter 5. Beyond Title IV: Ecological Impacts of Further Emission Reductions
  • Analysis of the Environmental Impact of Further Air Emission Reductions
    • Scenarios Analyzed
    • Changes in Acid Deposition
    • Changes in Sulfur Deposition
    • Changes in Nitrogen Deposition
    • Water Quality
  • Summary
• References

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