ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Question
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is the source odf much of Canada’s air pollution.
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purchases many of the goods that Canada produces in its factories.
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has reduced the amount of acid rain and understands how to solve the problem.
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is careful to keep air pollution from leaving the United States and entering Canada.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Canada’s response. Canada created a federal-provincial team to devise a common solution ― the 1985 Eastern Canada Acid Rain Program. It established: An eastern Canada cap of 2.3 million tonnes of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)in the seven easternmost provinces, to be met by 1994 and maintained until 2000.
Detailed explanation-2: -Emissions Over Time Fuel for electricity and heating, as well as non-ferrous smelters (producing such metals as nickel and copper are the largest sources of SO2 emissions in Canada, followed closely by emissions produced by the oil and gas sector.
Detailed explanation-3: -What solutions have the United States and Canada implemented to deal with air pollution? Emissions laws, production of cleaner automobiles, encouraging alternatives to automobile transportation. What factors contribute to water pollution in the region?
Detailed explanation-4: -1 On March 13, 1991, the United States and Canada entered into a bilateral agreement on air quality. This Note ana-lyzes the agreement and concludes that the agreement sets up a compre-hensive framework in which the United States and Canada can effectively address problems of transboundary air pollution.