Atmospheric pollutants can react to produce acidic material that can be deposited on land/in water. “Acid rain” is a relatively well known phrase, though dry deposition of ash and other particles is also possible, hence the more broad term “acid deposition” being used.
Acid deposition can have a range of negative impacts on ecosystems. The source of pollutants of this type may be in a different location, possibly a different nation, to the place in which the impact is observed, making management strategies more complicated as they may require international cooperation.
Lessons
| 1 | Acid deposition pollutants | ||||||
| 2 | The impacts of acid deposition | ||||||
| 3 | Pollution management strategies for acid deposition Evaluation mind map | ||||||
| 4 | The role of international agreements on acid deposition | ||||||
Essay Task
“Describe and compare ecocentric, anthropocentric and technocentric attitudes to tackling acid deposition.” [9 marks]
The essay should marked using the Paper 2, Section B essay markbands.
Google Docs Version
Open the link and make a copy to your own drive. The doc can easily be shared as an “Assignment” on Google Classroom.
A markbands rubric designed for Google Classroom is available here.