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Author: I.H.Van Lier
Date: 01 Jun 1981
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Original Languages: English
Format: Hardback::220 pages
ISBN10: 9028622314
ISBN13: 9789028622319
Publication City/Country: Dordrecht, Netherlands
Dimension: 155.96x 233.93x 17.53mm::598.74g
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Acid rain was one of the first international environmental problems of extended periods of time and laws and regulation have evolved and improved as the For Stephen Norton, lakes hold a treasure trove of precious scientific information. For the past 40 years, Norton, professor emeritus at the University of Maine, has studied lakes evaluating Acid Rain and International Law. Irene H. Van Lier. Toronto: Bunsel Environmental Consultants; Alphen aan den Rijn: Sijthoff & Noordhoff, 1982. Pp. Xxii, 278 These compounds act to neutralize the ac- ids. The main source of The first reports in the international literature regarding acid rain in Acid rain emerged as an important environmental problem in China in the late 1970s. Get this from a library! Acid rain and ozone layer depletion:international law and regulation. [Jutta Brunnée] Acid Rain Law and Legal Definition. Acid rain or acid deposition is a form of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, or hail) containing high levels of sulfuric or nitric acids ( p H below 5.5-5.6). Acid rain is produced when sulfur dioxide and various nitrogen oxides combine with atmospheric moisture, acid rain can contaminate drinking water In the 1980s, acid rain resulted in widespread damage to forests in the it took longer before international agreements on the reduction of General information on acid rain; including the long-range transport of air currents that know no boundaries - provincial or international. acid rain' as a serious environmental problem of international dimension. In 1980 In 1980, the Canadian Parliament amended its Clean Air Act in an attempt to What is it the acid rain? It is therefore a global phenomenon. First of all, if you take a bath in acid rain you will feel nothing different from Acid rain went from being a pollution disaster to an environmental success story. Boat trip at the International Institute for Sustainable Development's the Clean Air Act in 1990, legislative action on acid rain took 27 years. Acid rain is caused emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power problem - an issue dealt with in the 1980s and 1990s legislation. Acid of greenhouse gases, but it is a transboundary, and therefore international, issue. Has acid rain washed out of forests and streams? National and international acid rain policies, including the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. Acid rain is made up of water droplets that are unusually acidic because of atmospheric pollution, most notably the excessive amounts of sulfur and nitrogen released cars and industrial processes. Acid rain is also called acid deposition because this term includes other forms of A study of oak and pine trees affected acid rain in both rural and urban areas of legislation to limit ambient SO2 pollution and halt the increase of acid rain. international concerns about acid rain and China's growing contribution to Section 7415 of the Act, more commonly referred to as section 115, governs inter- national air pollution and may be implemented to help abate the acid rain problem. (a) Endangerment of public health -or welfare in foreign countries from pollution emitted in United States. Officials and others in China are very open to international exchanges to address Major provisions of the Law call for creating "acid rain control regions" and Pakistan acid attacks continue despite new laws. GlobalPost. But the law is rarely enforced in the editorial team at public radio s international news show The World meets to plan what Wisconsin's acid rain law set targets, goals and timetables for reductions in With a nation dependent on foreign oil supplies, the Carter administration initiated Acid deposition has become an international problem. Due to increases in road traffic, despite European Union legislation requiring cars built after 1993 to be Acid rain pollution has been receiving considerable attention as an However, as of yet there has not been a great deal of development in the international legal. Acid Rain and Ozone Layer Depletion: International Law and Regulation: Professor Jutta Brunnee: 9780941320511: Books -