Acid Rain in Europe

Outline of acid rain in Europe ===================================================== =========================================================== =========================================================== ================================================== =========================================================== ========================= atmosphere is like a gas, and then to those suitable for this planet to life. If this layer does not exist, there is no life on Earth. In fact, the health of plants, animals, and humans depends on a very important "contamination" factor. However, various hazardous wastes continue to be released into the atmosphere. These toxic gases are generated when burning fossil fuels. This is a result of this acid rain, it will cause further forest, lakes, rivers, land, plant, many of the problems to destroy the animal.

Due to stronger sulfur dioxide and NOx emissions regulations such as the 1970 United States Clean Air Act, 1991 Canada - US Air Quality Agreement and similar measures in Europe the acid rain problem in Europe and North America has drastically decreased. In the United States, the first stage of emission reduction was implemented in 1995 and then declined. However, this effective emission regulation does not spread to all countries. As developing countries such as India and China are industrialized, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions are also increasing. In Latin America and Africa's rapidly growing urban areas, the same pattern is seen, and acid rain and other acid rain are increasing inside and below these areas.

What is Europe doing? Europe established the United Nations European Economic Commission (UN-ECE). 6 European countries signed two sulfur agreements on the acid rain problem. Helsinki Protocol this Agreement for the sulfur reduction of 1985, has requested a significant reduction in cross-border emissions from all of the participants 6. 21 ECE member countries including Canada approved the Protocol. We reduced emissions by 50% by 1980 62. In 1994, the Protocol on further reduction of sulfur in the ortho, including 18 countries, including Canada, had already affected the Protocol 6. The European Commission is also working on negotiating another agreement to deal with the effects of acid rain and smog.

Acid rain is more harmful than aquatic life. It also harms vegetation. For example, forest elsewhere in the Federal Republic of Germany and Western Europe, believed to have died as a result of acid rain. Scientists believe that acid rain will destroy the leaf protection wax coating, diffuse the acid to the leaves, interfere with the exchange of water and gas, and consequently the plants will not be able to breathe. This can prevent plants from converting nutrients and water into useful forms for plant growth and affecting crop yield.