Long-range transport of air pollutants

Sandroni, S. (ed.), "Regional and Long-Range Transport of Air Pollution." Elsevier Science Publishers, New York, 1987. 

Matheson, D.H. Elder, F.C., Eds. Atmospheric Contribution to the Chemistry of Lake Waters, J. Great Lakes Res., Suppliment 2, pp 225. National Academy of Science, Air Quality and Stationary Source Emission Control, Comm, on Nat. Resources, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, U.S. Gov t Print. Office, Washington, DC, 1975. Whelpdale, D.M. (Chair) Long-Range Transport of Air Pollutants A Summary Report of the Ad Hoc Committee, Atmospheric Environment Service, Environment Canada, Downsview, Ontario, 1976. 

Ottar, B. (1978). An assessment of the OECD study on long range transport of air pollutants (LRTAP), Atmos. Environ. 12, 445-454. 

OECD (1977) The OECD programme on long range transport of air pollutants Measurements and findings. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris... 

Satsuniabayashi, H., H. Kurita, Y. Yokouchi, and H. Ueda, Mono-and Di-carboxylic Acids under Long-Range Transport of Air Pollution in Central Japan, Tellus, 41B, 219-229 (1989). 

Kallos G, Kotroni V, Lagouvardos K, Papadopoulos A (1998) On the long-range transport of air pollutants from Europe to Africa. Geophys Res Lett 25 619-622... 

Atmospheric acidity is one of the atmospheric events to which great attention has been paid namely in the last decade when it has been realiz .d that anthropic activity was able to affect substantial parts of the global atmosphere. The increase of the concentration of carbon dioxide from approximately 300 ppm by the turn of the century to a level of about 340 ppm at present, the haze formed over industrialized areas, easily recognized from aircraft and satellite observations, and the long range transport of air pollutants as well as the effects of the acidification of the precipitation are now well documented. It is theferore of great importance to evaluate the causes which determine atmospheric acidity, how it can be estimated and its impact upon the environment. 

Schaug, J. etal. (1987) Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long Range Transport of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP). Summary Report of the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Oslo. 

Over the last three decades the debate on air pollution control has assumed both national and international dimensions. With the establishment and quantification of the long-range transport of air pollutants in the mid-1970s, air pollution and acid rain have been seen as an international problem leading to increased research into the impact of air pollutants on the environment. 

RMCC. (1990). The 1990 Canadian long-range transport of air pollutant assessment and acid deposition report Part 4—aquatic effects. Federal/provincial Research and Monitoring Coordinating Committee, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 

In order to bring this development under some control, close co-operation would be needed between the countries of both Eastern and Western Europe. The problem was taken up by the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) in Geneva, and further progress was made at the first Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europa in Helsinki in 1975, which recommended the development of an extended programme for monitoring and evaluation of the long range transport of air pollution in Europe. 

Report of the United States - Canada Research Consultation Group on the Long-Range Transport of Air Pollutants". 

The corrosion effect on constructions in the atmosphere due to acidification is in most areas mainly of local nature. It should be stressed, however, that acidification of soil and water can lead to increased corrosion of buried installations and of installations in water including water pipes (3, ). This is on the other hand mainly a regional problem, where the long-range transport of air pollutants plays an important role. The following subdivision may thus be used. 

Satsumakayashi, H., Kurita, H., Yokouchi, Y., and Ueda, H. (1989) Mono and dicarboxylic acids under long-range transport of air pollution in central Japan, Tellus 41B, 219-229. 

The OECD Programme on "The Long Range Transport of Air Pollutants Measurements and Findings." OECD, Paris,... 

Finally, I do think there is an interrelationship between the air and water pollution problems, especially in those situations where acid rain caused by long-range transport of air pollutants impacts a water body by effecting its pH. However, I think this problem can be approached from an air pollution perspective-at least, from a legal standpoint, that approach gives an adequate handle. 

On the basis of available data which indicated that airborne pollutants were transported distances of hundreds of kilometers, the Nordic countries decided in 1970 to propose the OECD conduct a study of the transport of air pollutants. The OECD in 1972 adopted a "Co-operative Technical Programme to Measure the Long Range Transport of Air Pollutants." This programme covering Northwest Europe focussed primarily on sulphur dioxide and sulphur compounds and was concluded in 1977 after confirming that these compounds do travel hundreds of kilometers across international borders. 

After further preparations and discussions the OECD in 1972 adopted a "Co-operative Technical Program to Measure the Long Range Transport of Air Pollutants". Initially, ten countries decided to participate - Austria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom - and in 197 Belgium also joined. 

Measurements and Findings of the OECD Programme on Long Range Transport of Air Pollutants OECD Paris 1979. 

B. Fisher, Acid Rain - the Long Range Transport of Air Pollutants Weather, 36, 1981. 

Lusis, M. A. and M. L. Phillips, eds. 1990. The 1990 Canadian Long-Range Transport of Air Pollutants and Acid Deposition Assessment Report, Part 3 Atmospheric Sciences, Federal/Provincial Research and Monitoring Coordinating Committee (RMCC), Environment Canada, Downsview, ON. 

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