Looking at the Distribution of Pollution.

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The isopleth map showing the average concentrations of ions per litre of precipitation shows that the lowest results found were through south-west of France and Spain, through to the west of the U.K. and Ireland and through the north of Scandinavia.  The highest concentrations of ions per litre of precipitation were through Germany and eastern France, through to the eastern side of Britain to the south of Scandinavia.

The isopleth map that shows the

measure of acidity micrograms

of sulphur dioxide in precipitation

shows that the higher results were

found in central Europe in the east

of U.K. to Hungary and Germany.

The lowest results were found on the

outskirts of Europe, in the west of the

U.K. to Spain, Portugal and

Scandinavia, (mainly the north).

The similarities of the two maps are

that the lowest results were found in

the western side of Europe and

northern Scandinavia.  The difference

is that highest results were vaster through

the whole of Germany compared to part of

it, and the south of Scandinavia is also in this

and also the northeast of France.

The areas that produce the highest amount

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 of pollutants also have a high amount of acidity

in their precipitation such as Germany, western U.K,

 and the Netherlands.   However places like Scandinavia which are north-east from the major pollutants get more of this pollution and acid rain due to the prevailing winds which blow south-westerly from the tropics which blows the acidity away from the source and towards Scandinavia.  Germany and such countries are major pollutants because they are high industry countries with large urban areas with major roads, which create loads of pollution.

The reason Scandinavia ...

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