. The Case against the rain : a report on acid precipitation and Ontario programs for remedial --. Acid rain. UPDATE: Environment Ontario's Abatement Activities and Strategies, 1981-82' . One of our major activities is a comprehensive program to cope with the threat of acidic precipitation Two years ago, the ministry spent )ust over half a million dollars on this program In the current fiscal year (1981,82), our ministry proposes to spend $7 0 million on scientific investigation, legal activities and abatement strategies to deal with the long range trans- port of air pollutants These
. The Case against the rain : a report on acid precipitation and Ontario programs for remedial --. Acid rain. UPDATE: Environment Ontario's Abatement Activities and Strategies, 1981-82' . One of our major activities is a comprehensive program to cope with the threat of acidic precipitation Two years ago, the ministry spent )ust over half a million dollars on this program In the current fiscal year (1981,82), our ministry proposes to spend $7 0 million on scientific investigation, legal activities and abatement strategies to deal with the long range trans- port of air pollutants These activities have raised public awareness to the point that "Acid Rain" has become a household word Virtually every branch in my ministry is involved in the complex research effort required to determine sources, déposition, effects, more effective abatement actions and to present our case in the International Forum I will take a few minutes to outline the ministry's activities in this field Monitoring Networks Two networks of monitoring stations were set up in 1980 to measure wet and dry deposition and to identify sources of acid rain In 1981, these networks were expanded to include 60 locations These monitoring stations play a vital role in our ongoing research to determine the quantity, acidic concentrations and effects of acid ram, snow, and dry particulate matter falling throughout the province By combining these deposition data with information derived from ministry studies focused mainly on our most sensitive areas — the Muskoka Haliburton and Sudbury regions — our scientists are able to extra- polate their findings on lake deterioration rates to the entire province (see text — pg 8) . The monitoring program also identifies the directions from which the pollution comes from numerous North American sources Modelling of LRTAP (Long Range Transport of Air Pollutants) We are well aware that the long distance transport of sulphur and nitrogen compounds emitted i
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