9. Elaine McGee, "Acid Rain and Our Nation's Capital: A Guide to Effects on Buildings and Monuments." (US Geological Survey Information Services, PO Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225, 1997). 36 pp. ISBN 0-16-048068-X.This fascinating booklet with excellent photographs and maps details the damage that is being done to buildings and monuments in Washington, DC by acid rain. Damage done to the Capitol, the Jefferson Memorial, the LIncoln Memorial, and many others is described in text and photographs. Probably least affected is the Washington Monument, where material lost from dissolution is insignificant compared to the mass of the stone. A glossary of geologic and architectural terms rounds out this slim volume.
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