Report of the Acid Rain Peer Review Panel. Final report, July 1984

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OSTI ID:6424847

The panel was chartered to perform three tasks: (1) a peer review of the scientific basis relating to acid deposition in Eastern North America performed by three US-Canadian work groups; (2) provide further research and monitoring recommendations to reduce uncertainties in the scientific and technical knowledge regarding acid deposition; and (3) assess uncertainties in scientific and technical information on which the work groups recommendations were based. The panel views the acid rain problem as follows. Acid deposition belongs to a socially very important class of problems that only appear to be precisely soluble by a straightforward sum of existing technological and legislative fixes. This is deceptive. Rather, this class of problems is not permanently solved in a closed fashion, but must be treated progressively. As knowledge steadily increases, actions are taken which appear most effective and economical in the light of increasing understanding. There exist large uncertainties in every aspect of acid deposition - emission, transport, transformation, and eventual deposition, interaction with the biosphere, and economic consequences. Nevertheless, when all the converging partial indicators are considered, it becomes clear that acid deposition is a problem for which solutions should be sought now, and further remedial steps taken.

• OSTI ID: 6424847
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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