A Question of Origins: Skeletal Evidence in the History of Venereal Syphilis
Arcadia, Summer 2017, no. 27
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Air Pollution and Acid Rainfall Damage the Ecosystem in Mount Mitchell
In 1988 scientists accept evidence that industrialization in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys are to blame for increases in acid rainfall in Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, creating an environment where trees, bushes, and wildlife cannot survive.
Regions:
Culture, Environment, and Conservation in the Appalachian South
Focusing on the mountainous area from northern Alabama to West Virginia, this important volume explores the historic and contemporary interrelations between culture and environment in a region that has been plagued by land misuse and damaging stereotypes of its people.