Canada critiques NAPAP interim assessment report

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5283574

According to the Atmospheric Environment Service of Environment Canada, the Executive Summary of the US National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program Interim Assessment report entitled The Causes and Effects of Acidic Deposition suggests five basic conclusions: (1) the effects of acid rain are neither widespread nor serious; (2) there will be no abrupt changes in the effects of acid rain for the next several decades; (3) emission levels of sulfur dioxide have been nearly constant since the 1920's, are currently stable, and will decrease substantially over the next three to four decades through the application of new technologies due to market forces; (4) the effects of acid rain are less than were anticipated ten years ago; (5) sufficient uncertainties remain to preclude determining whether abatement action is needed or the nature of that action. According to the Atmospheric Environment Service, these conclusions misrepresent the information contained in the main body of the NAPAP (National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program) report and have failed to take account of pertinent and relevant information omitted from the report. This paper presents Canada's rebuttal to each point.

• OSTI ID: 5283574
• Journal Information: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 38:2; ISSN JPCAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
ACIDIFICATION
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CANADA
CHALCOGENIDES
DAMAGE
DATA
EMISSION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FORECASTING
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
LAKES
LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT
MASS TRANSFER
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
RAIN
RISK ASSESSMENT
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
SURFACE WATERS
TRANSFRONTIER POLLUTION
USA
WATER