Odén, Svante
Published: August 18, 2006, 6:34 pm
Updated: August 18, 2006, 6:34 pm
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Svante Odén (1924-1986), a Swedish soil scientist at the Agricultural College of Uppsala, Sweden, was among the first to recognize that atmospheric emissions of sulfur compounds were causing acid rain. Odén published a study in 1968 showing that precipitation in Sweden had become eight times more acidic during the period 1962 to 1966, causing lakes to acidify and damaging fish populations. Odén concluded that the sulfur compounds causing acidification could be dispersed hundreds of kilometers from their sources, causing damage to ecosystems far from regions of heavy sulfur emissions.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Odén, Svante". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved May 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Od%C3%A9n,_Svante>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Svante Odén (1924-1986), a Swedish soil scientist at the Agricultural College of Uppsala, Sweden, was among the first to recognize that atmospheric emissions of sulfur compounds were causing acid rain. Odén published a study in 1968 showing that precipitation in Sweden had become eight times more acidic during the period 1962 to 1966, causing lakes to acidify and damaging fish populations. Odén concluded that the sulfur compounds causing acidification could be dispersed hundreds of kilometers from their sources, causing damage to ecosystems far from regions of heavy sulfur emissions.
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