. Cottage country : an environmental manual for cottagers. Cottages; Vacation homes; Environmental protection; Pollution. "clean ; Aquatic life in susceptible lakes is considered to be \ iilnerable when the pll ot the lake drops below six. There is widespread concern that if acidic conditions are sustained over long periods, serious detrimental ef- fects will be experienced by aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Turning Off The Sources In Ontario, about 50 per cent of the acid rain comes from I'nitcd States' sources. Because of tall smoke stacks and prevailing w eather condition
. Cottage country : an environmental manual for cottagers. Cottages; Vacation homes; Environmental protection; Pollution. "clean ; Aquatic life in susceptible lakes is considered to be \ iilnerable when the pll ot the lake drops below six. There is widespread concern that if acidic conditions are sustained over long periods, serious detrimental ef- fects will be experienced by aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Turning Off The Sources In Ontario, about 50 per cent of the acid rain comes from I'nitcd States' sources. Because of tall smoke stacks and prevailing w eather conditions, the Environmental Protection .\gency (EPA) acknowledges that Canada re- ceives from the IS. two to four times as much SOj and 11 times as much NO, as the gets from Canada. In the 19"0s, the governments of North America were preoccupied witli local or "ambient" air quality. SO, emissions in Ontario were cut in half as provisions under the Environmen- tal Protection Act forced the use of abatement technology on polluters. In the United States, passage of the Clean Air Act also provided a means to protect local air qualitv'. Some states reduced their total SO, and particu- late emissions to safeguard their cities, while other states increased their SO, emissions. However, local air qualitv' legisla- tion was inappropriate for addressing the problem of long-range transport of acid rain. In some cases, laws designed to protect local air qualitv' led to the construction of tall smoke stacks that increased the long-range transport of acid rain. Ontario became the first jurisdic- tion in North America to require SO, reductions from companies already in compliance with local air qualitv' regulations. In December 1985, Ontario an- nounced a new program, "Countdown Acid Rain," which was aimed at major Ontario polluters. The program will significantly reduce acid rain in On- tario, Quebec. New York State, and New Hampshire. Ontario hopes that by settin
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