Question Session 18 March

Q: The concerns of acid rain vary across the globe. Many countries in North America and Europe have websites dealing with acid rain. Either search to locate one (“Canada, acid rain”) or use these links to websites in Canada, the UK, or Europe. What are the issues in the country you selected? Does the acid deposition originates outside the borders of the country?

URLs:

www.ec.gc.ca

www.ukawmn.ucl.ac.uk

www.grida.no

Country: Canada

Issues: Air pollution, Climate change, Logging, Chemical pollution

Does the acid deposition originates outside the borders of the country?: Yes. Air pollution in Canada is contributed to by industrial and vehicular emissions, agriculture, construction, wood burning and energy production. These activities happens in US as well, thus some acid deposition may enter the country by accident as well.