Present Status of the Acid Rain Problem in China and Tasks for the Period Ahead

Abstract

Acid rain is one of he major environmental problems throughout the world, as well as one of those in China. The brief history of acid rain survey in China was summarized and the acid rain survey carried out from 1985 to 1987 was described, including the selection of background sites, the establishment of acid rain monitoring network, the precipitation sampling method, the parameters measured, and the examination methods, as well as present the status, the features, and the problems to be solved in terms of the acid rain in China.