Blog 1 - Acid rain

Success of environmental action against the problem of acid rain

EnviroBlog 01 describes the success against the problem of acid rain.

The combustion of various fossil fuels can produce chemical pollutants in the atmosphere, such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds. These pollutants may be subject to long-range transport and precipitation, causing damage by acidification. This process has been labelled as “acid rain.” The phenomenon of acid rain was reported in Scotland as early as 1872 (Levy, 1995).

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These EnviroBlogs are part of a set of three EnviroBlogs describing the success of large-scale environmental actions - Dr John K Lee.

​Citation references, Paragraph and Section references are those contained in Dr John K Lee's PhD Thesis “Values and science in contemporary education: The study and impact of student orientation”. The Thesis document is available in the University of Newcastle repository, here: https://openresearch.newcastle.edu.au/articles/thesis/Values_and_science_in_contemporary_education_the_study_and_impact_of_student_orientation/28975331