strategy
Reducing acid rain
Synonyms:
Controlling acid precipitationReducing toxic rain
Context:
One of the primary causes of acid rain is emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) from power stations and other large combustion plants.
Implementation:
In 1985, twenty-one countries signed the [Helsinki Protocol] to reduce their emissions of SO2 to not more than 70% of their 1980 levels by 1993. According to the [1994 Progress Report on the US-Canada Air Quality Agreement], both countries have pledged to reduce their SO2 emissions at 40% below 1980 levels by the year 2000. The USA is expected to begin SO2 emission reductions in 1995.
Facilitated by:
Monitoring toxic rainUsing nuclear power Problems:
Acidic precipitationValues:
Toxicity References:
Lier, Irene H van: Acid Rain and International LawDOE Technical Information Center: Acid Precipitation: a compilation of worldwide literature - A bibliographyChadwick, M J and Hutton, M: Acid Depositions in Europe: environmental effects, control strategies and policy options Subjects:
Cybernetics → ControlFundamental Sciences → Chemicals
Meteorology → Meteorology
Societal Problems → Poison
Type Classification:
F: Exceptional strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
