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Norway/Sweden

Global Resource Information Database in Arendal, Norway
State of the Environment - Acid Rain http://www.grida.no/prog/norway/soeno98/acidrain/index.htm (1998)
Statens forurensningstilsyn (Norwegian Pollution Control Authority)
State of the Environment - Acid Rain http://www.environment.no/Tema/Luftforurensning/Sur-nedbor/ (2008)
Norway Online
Norwegian Environmental Technology - Air pollution http://www.norwayonline.no/index.php?chapter=43&cat=23&disp=47 (2008)
Naturvårdsverket (Swedish Environmental Protection Agency)
Swedish Environmental Policy: Acid Rain http://www.internat.environ.se/documents/pollutants/kalka/acidrain/acidrain.pdf (1999)
Environmental Quality Data http://www.naturvardsverket.se/en/In-English/Menu/State-of-the-environment/Environmental-quality-criteria/
Environmental quality criteria for the forest landscape: pdf (2007),
Environmental quality criteria for the agricultural landscape: pdf (2007)
Environmental quality criteria for groundwater: pdf (2007), ISBN 91-620-5051-6 (2000)
Environmental quality criteria for the lakes and watercourses: ISBN 91-620-5050-8 (2000)
State of the Environment http://www.naturvardsverket.se/en/In-English/Menu/State-of-the-environment/
Acidification has decreased (2007)
Air emissions are falling (2008)
Luftförorenings- och klimatsekretariatet (Air Pollution & Climate Secretariat)
Air and the Environment http://www.airclim.org/airAndEnvironment/index.php (2004)
Chapter 2. Air pollution and nature (pdf)
Chapter 3. Air pollution and man (pdf)
Chapter 5. Acidification (pdf)
Acidification http://www.airclim.org/acidEutrophications/index.php (2008)
Health Impact of Emissions from Large Point Sources http://www.airclim.org/acidnews/2006/AN1-06.php#Holland (pdf) (2006)
Case Study (Sweden)
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/Teaching_Packs/Key_Stage_4/Acid_Rain/04.html (1999)
emep
http://www.ceip.at/emission-data-webdab/emissions-used-in-emep-models/ (2009).

Germany/Poland/Czech Republic

Umweltbundesamt (German Environment Agency)
State of the Environment http://www.umweltdaten.de/publikationen/fpdf-l/3101.pdf (2006) Air and Soil Chapters only
Historical Air Quality Data http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/luft-e/immissionssituation/idaten-hist.htm (2006)
Botany Online (Universität Hamburg, Department Biologie)
Air Pollution, Acid Rain, and Forest Damage http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e55/55a.htm (2003)
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources)
Soil http://www.bgr.bund.de/cln_101/nn_337364/EN/Themen/Boden/boden__node__en.html
Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung (Senate Department for Urban Development)
Effects of Long-term Pollution Load on the Forest Ecosystem http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/umwelt/umweltatlas/eda301_02.htm (1997)
Inspekcja Ochrony Środowiska (Polish State Inspectorate for Environmental Protection)
State of the Environment http://www.gios.gov.pl/raport/ang/ (1998)
Kabinet environmentálních studi (Charles University Environment Center, Czech Republic)
State of the Environment http://www.czp.cuni.cz/knihovna/Publikace/CR2000/ See chapter 3a, pdf, ISBN 80-238-5946-3 (2003)
Èeský geologický ústav (Czech Geological Survey)
Acidification and Eutrophication of Soil and Water in the Czech Republic www.eic.no/upload/eic/NFM_Hruska.pdf (2003)
Luftförorenings- och klimatsekretariatet (Air Pollution & Climate Secretariat)
Health Impact of Emissions from Large Point Sources http://www.airclim.org/acidnews/2006/AN1-06.php#Holland (pdf) (2006)
Acid Rain in Europe (map)
http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/acid_rain_in_europe (1998)
Case Study (See Czech Republic)
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/Teaching_Packs/Key_Stage_4/Acid_Rain/03.html (1999)
emep
http://www.ceip.at/emission-data-webdab/emissions-used-in-emep-models/ (2009)
Environmental Science & Technology 39(3), 64A-72A (2005)
Recovery of Acidified European Surface Waters http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es0531778 or pdf (2005)

England/Scotland

National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory
Acidification and Eutrification http://www.naei.org.uk/issuedetail.php?issue_id=7 or select Sulphur Dioxide or Nitrogen Oxides from maps (2007)
United Kingdom Environment Agency
Acid Rain http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/data/34337.aspx (2008)
Nitrogen Oxides http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/pollution/39161.aspx (2008)
Sulphur Dioxide http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/pollution/433.aspx (2008)
United Kingdom Acid Waters Monitoring Network
http://www.ukawmn.ucl.ac.uk/report/awmn_booklet.pdf (2001)
http://www.ukawmn.ucl.ac.uk/report/AWMNannReport2006.pdf (2007)
Extensive data for each site http://www.ukawmn.ucl.ac.uk/map.htm (2008)
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

Air Quality Report http://www.sepa.org.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=404dfd78-0bf8-41aa-9900-4d08b8493b30&version=-1 (pdf) (2008)
Scotland's Soil Resource - Current State and Threats http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/21115639/0 (pdf) (2006)
State of Scotland's Environment http://www.sepa.org.uk/scotlands_environment/data_and_reports/state_of_the_environment.aspx (pdf) (2006)
National Expert Group on Transboundary Air Pollution
http://www.freshwaters.org.uk/resources/documents/negtap_2001_final_report.php (pdf, 2001, ISBN 0-662-33138-9)
aric Manchester Metropolitan University
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/english.html (Click on Acid Rain in upper left, 2000)
Luftförorenings- och klimatsekretariatet (Air Pollution & Climate Secretariat)
Health Impact of Emissions from Large Point Sources http://www.airclim.org/acidnews/2006/AN1-06.php#Holland (pdf) (2006)
Case Study (See United Kingdom)
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/Teaching_Packs/Key_Stage_4/Acid_Rain/03.html (1999)
emep
http://www.ceip.at/emission-data-webdab/emissions-used-in-emep-models/ (2009)

Canada/US

United States Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/
Progress Reports
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arp99.html (pdf, 2000)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arp00.html (pdf, 2001)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arp01.html (pdf, 2002)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arp02.html (pdf, 2003)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arp03.html (pdf, 2004)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arp04.html (pdf, 2005)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arp05.html (pdf, 2006)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arp06.html (pdf, 2007)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/arp07.html (pdf, 2008)
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/ARP_4.html (pdf, 2009)
Acid Rain in New England http://www.epa.gov/region1/eco/acidrain/index.html
United States Geological Survey
Acid Rain and Our Nation's Capital http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/contents.html (1997)
Soil-Calcium, Acid Rain, and Forest Growth http://ga.water.usgs.gov/publications/WRIR98-4267.pdf (1999)
Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
http://www.hubbardbrook.org/
Acid Rain Revisited (pdf, 2001)
Nitrogen Pollution (pdf, 2003)
National Atmospheric Deposition Program
http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/NTN/maps.aspx
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
http://dnr.wi.gov/air/aq/global/acidrain.htm (2005)
http://dnr.wi.gov/air/pdf/2005SOxNOxReport.pdf (2007)
Environment Canada
Acid Rain and Canada's Forests http://www.ec.gc.ca/science/sandemay/article3_e.html (May/June 1998)
Acid Rain Still Plaguing Lakes and Loons http://www.ec.gc.ca/science/sandesept00/article3_e.html (Sept/Oct 2000)
Acid Rain http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/Indicators/Issues/acidrain/default.cfm (pdf, 1999)
Acid Deposition http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/msc/as/as_acid.html (2001)
Acid Rain http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/ (2002)
Acid Rain http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/headlines/ind5.cfm#1 (pdf, 2003, ISBN 0-662-33138-9)
Acid Rain http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/Indicator_series/new_issues.cfm?issue_id=3&tech_id=10#bio_pic (2003)
Pollution Probe (Canada)
The Acid Rain Primer http://www.pollutionprobe.org/Publications/ARP06dwnldpage.htm (2006)
Upper Midwest Areospace Consortium
Our Changing Planet: Acid Rain http://www.umac.org/ocp/1/info.html (2008)
Case Study (See Canada)
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/Teaching_Packs/Key_Stage_4/Acid_Rain/03.html (1999)

China/Korea/Japan

State Environmental Protection Agency (China)
Report on the State of the Environment
http://www.sepa.gov.cn/english/SOE/soechina2001/english/2-air.htm (2002)
http://www.sepa.gov.cn/english/SOE/soechina2002/air.htm (2003)
http://www.sepa.gov.cn/english/SOE/soechina2003/air.htm (2004)
http://www.sepa.gov.cn/english/SOE/soechina2004/air.htm (2005)
http://english.sepa.gov.cn/standards_reports/soe/soe2005/200708/t20070827_108448.htm (2006)
http://english.sepa.gov.cn/standards_reports/soe/SOE2006/200711/t20071105_112565.htm (2007)
http://english.mep.gov.cn/standards_reports/soe/soe2007/200909/t20090902_159788.htm (2008)
World Bank
Cost of Pollution in China http://go.worldbank.org/FFCJVBTP40 pdf (2007)
People's Daily (China)
Thermal power worsens acid rain pollution http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-06/26/content_342997.htm (2004)
Watchdog plans control of acid rain http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-11/29/content_395766.htm (2004)
One third of nation hit by acid rain http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-08/28/content_675431.htm (2006)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Implementing SO₂ Emissions in China http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/11/23/2957744.pdf (2003)
China Development Gateway
Acid Rain in China http://www.chinagate.com.cn/english/1902.htm (2004)
COSMOS
Acid Rain in China threatening the food chain http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/522/acid-rain-china-threatening-food-chain (2006)
US News & World Report
China Reports Drop In Acid Rain Pollutant http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/04/23/china-reports-drop-in-acid-rain-pollutant.html (2009)
Acid Deposition and Oxidant Research Center (Japan)
What is acid deposition? http://www.adorc.gr.jp
Acid Deposition and the Environment http://www.eanet.cc/product/e_learning/index.htm
Japanese Ministry of the Environment
Acid Rain http://www.env.go.jp/en/wpaper/1997/ch4.html (1997)
Acid Rain http://www.env.go.jp/en/wpaper/1998/ch4.html (1998)
Annual Report on the Environment in Japan http://www.env.go.jp/en/wpaper/ (2006)
Ministry of Environment Republic of Korea
37% of sulfur dioxide comes from China http://eng.me.go.kr/board.do?method=view&docSeq=7861&bbsCode=new_news&currentPage=7 (2006)
Changes in the Annual Average of Rain Acidity http://eng.me.go.kr/content.do?method=moveContent&menuCode=pol_cha_air_sta_cha_rain (2008)
Environmental Statistics Yearbook http://eng.me.go.kr/board.do?method=list&bbsCode=law_law_statistics (pdf) (2008)
World Resources Institute
Acid rain: Downpour in Asia http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/climate-atmosphere/feature-27.html (1998)
BBC
China Hit by Acid Rain http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5290236.stm (2006)
Environmental Science & Technology 40(2), 418-425 (2006)
Acid Rain in China http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es0626133 or pdf (2006)

India

Ministry of Environment and Forest
Acid Rain http://envis.tropmet.res.in/acidrain.htm

Cartoons

http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/Resources/Teaching_Packs/Key_Stage_4/Acid_Rain/05.html

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