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The establishment of an urban acid deposition monitoring network

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Studies into acid rain were first initiated in North-West England and this paper describes the establishment and operation of the Acid Rain Information Centre in Manchester. The urban monitoring surveys conducted by the Centre provide a valuable educational link with local schools. Simple testing and sampling techniques undertaken by pupils support a valuable and comprehensive, local, urban acid deposition study.

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  1. Manchester Polytechnic, Chester Street, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK

    J. W. S. Longhurst, D. R. Gee, D. S. Lee & S. E. Green

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Dr. James Longhurst is Director of the Acid Rain Information Centre in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Studies at Manchester Polytechnic, where Mr David Lee and Miss Susan Green are Project Officers. Dr. D.R. Gee is Chief Scientist with the Greater Manchester Scientific Services Laboratory, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester. The Acid Rain Information Centre (ARIC) is supported by Tameside M.B.C. on behalf of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities.

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Longhurst, J.W.S., Gee, D.R., Lee, D.S. et al. The establishment of an urban acid deposition monitoring network. Environmentalist 7, 299–307 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02240219

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