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A regional-scale sulfur transport and deposition model has been developed and applied to several receptor regions in eastern North America. Model estimates of the fraction of source region emissions of sulfur dioxide reaching receptor areas (source-receptor relationships) as ambient SO2 or SO2- 4 and/or depositing there by precipitation or dryfall have been computed for nine potentially sensitive receptor regions in eastern North America. This modeling has illustrated that the source regions with the highest natural potential to contribute are those which are closest to the receptor region. The potential for a source region to contribute multiplied by its emissions density has yielded estimates of actual culpability. The source contributions are generally dominated by high-emission areas in the United States and Canadian provinces nearest the receptor.
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Samson, P.J. (1985). Methods for Diagnosing the Sources of Acid Deposition. In: Adams, D.D., Page, W.P. (eds) Acid Deposition: Environmental, Economic, and Policy Issues. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8350-9_5
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