Acid Rain and Our Nation's Capital: A Guide to Effects on Buildings and Monuments
by E. S. McGee
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Chapters (27)
- Acid Rain and Our Nation’s Capital
- What is acid rain?
- What about buildings?
- How do you recognize limestone and marble?
- How does acid precipitation affect marble and limestone buildings?
- Where can we see the effects of acid precipitation?
- What are we doing about acid rain?
- A field guide to buildings in our Nation’s capital
- The area around the National Capitol
- The Capitol Building—Site 1
- The Peace Monument—Site 2
- The Grant Memorial—Site 3
- Botanic Gardens Building—Site 4
- Jefferson Memorial—Site 5
- Lincoln Memorial—Site 6
- Buildings along 17th Street, NW
- Capital Gatehouse—Site 7
- Organization of American States Building—Site 8
- DAR—Constitution Hall—Site 9
- DAR—Memorial Continental Hall—Site 10
- Corcoran Gallery—Site 11
- Renwick Gallery—Site 12
- Federal Triangle Buildings—Site 13
- Washington Monument—Site 14
- Glossary of Geologic and Architectural Terms
- Further Reading
- What Type of Rock is It?
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