Ambio April 2020 PMID 31542884

Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy.

Peringe Grennfelt, Anna Engleryd, Martin Forsius, Øystein Hov, Henning Rodhe, Ellis Cowling

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Several discussions highlight key points from the publication, such as the success of policy measures implemented after the 1985 Helsinki Protocol and the clear connection between scientific findings and policy actions. Phrases like 'visible results' and 'game changer' illustrate the positive effects of these measures on environmental health, showcasing an optimistic tone in the discourse.

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Abstract in brief

  • Acid rain had significant impacts on ecosystems and was addressed by coordinated policies in Europe and North America focused on reducing air emissions.
  • Extensive scientific research and long-term monitoring were crucial in shaping these policy agreements, particularly through initiatives like the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution.
  • The paper discusses key scientific findings, interactions between science and policy, and emphasizes the importance of maintaining scientific infrastructure in light of future sustainability goals.

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Most liked on X and Bluesky
Tore. Bluesky är bättre än denna plattform
@ToreK · X

Efter att vi upptäckt ozonhålet, reglerade vi utsläppen och löste problemet. Efter att vi upptäckt försurning, reglerade vi utsläppen och löste problemet. Efter att vi upptäckt global uppvärmning, har vi bara börjat reglera utsläppen. https://t.co/SyB3diKolK

Jan 25, 2022 · 6 likes · 9,056 followers View post →
Eloy Vera Beltrán
@EloyVeraBel · X

@Alexwragge_518 @porquetendencia Esa la detuvimos. Porque escuchamos a la ciencia: https://t.co/Vy3mCdSi4V

Aug 9, 2021 · 5 likes · 1,283 followers View post →
Jess Riedel
@Jess_Riedel · X

@jdcmedlock Is there a plot that clearly illustrates the rise and fall of acid rain? I couldn't find one easily. All I could find were these plots of acid-rain-causing emissions. https://t.co/AP5skUbtUt https://t.co/yt2Xs5r9Yg https://t.co/QKYxo4DRme

Mar 25, 2025 · 4 likes · 2,719 followers View post →
Markus
@Markus47076832 · X

@damster101 @nudust47a @RyanaBreen1 Was it? https://t.co/8wwE7mzOBt

Feb 14, 2022 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 560 followers View post →
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
@CREACleanAir · X

Mar 15, 2024 · 3 likes · 7,705 followers View post →
Louis R Nemzer
@BiophysicsFL · X

How we solved acid rain https://t.co/8LfBAC4WW4

Jan 25, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 4,362 followers View post →

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La petite histoire du climat
@histoireclimat · X

@DhP_france @KiltonDornier @urperfectari @CailletGrgoire @aallicheoff https://t.co/pDimRYzQp1 https://t.co/rXRhJqTbQV

Jun 20, 2025 · 1 like · 214 followers View post →
Jess Riedel
@Jess_Riedel · X

@jdcmedlock Is there a plot that clearly illustrates the rise and fall of acid rain? I couldn't find one easily. All I could find were these plots of acid-rain-causing emissions. https://t.co/AP5skUbtUt https://t.co/yt2Xs5r9Yg https://t.co/QKYxo4DRme

Mar 25, 2025 · 4 likes · 2,719 followers View post →
Ali Mardi
@asghara80111267 · X

@Pooya_eng ماجرای باران های اسیدی هم برای خودش جالبه: https://t.co/s138IwfvlK

Jan 31, 2025 · 1 like · 1 followers View post →
Dreams N Science
@dreamsNscience · X

Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy All the actions taken following the 1985 Helsinki Protocol give visible results. #ClimateCrisis #hope #Reward #NeverGiveUp More & credit https://t.co/2JUu3bEmmI https://t.co/7ogMW1KVtC

Jul 11, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 19,576 followers View post →
Olivier Joseph
@OlivierJoseph05 · X

@romain_vig56239 @QuotaClimat @guardian Les contraintes profitent à vous et à vos enfants. https://t.co/DubqnEEYpM

Jun 1, 2024 · 130 followers View post →
NaCL ⚛️ ⚖️
@kcd_butx · X

@Alex52426322192 @LaColitruche @DelaureChlo1 Cela a bien été démontré : Pour l'ozone : https://t.co/L1Q4sOvCMD Pour les pluies acides (meta-analyse incluant les études page 8) : https://t.co/FqF8k00AVm

May 12, 2024 · 1 like · 100 followers View post →
Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air
@CREACleanAir · X

Mar 15, 2024 · 3 likes · 7,705 followers View post →
MyFriendsCallMeJeff
@JWAlex_in_MTL · X

@WeNeedAnArk @VMSwiderski https://t.co/UbzAxIG1fX

Mar 11, 2024 · 284 followers View post →
Dreams N Science
@dreamsNscience · X

RT @dreamsNscience: Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy All the actions taken following t…

Jan 11, 2024 · 1 share · 19,576 followers View post →
Dreams N Science
@dreamsNscience · X

Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy All the actions taken following the 1985 Helsinki Protocol give visible results. #ClimateCrisis #hope #Reward #NeverGiveUp More & credit https://t.co/2JUu3bEmmI https://t.co/bACbc8ea8V

Jan 11, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 19,576 followers View post →
Anna
@anna26458 · X

https://t.co/VomHR9wPCD

Sep 23, 2023 · 800 followers View post →
Hell Maestro
@maestro_hell · X

@AcrepePate @AfpFactuel Bah oui, mais comme vous adorez être débiles version courte: https://t.co/9tf5ARO9zA version longue: https://t.co/c8VxbpJYMH

Aug 31, 2023 · 334 followers View post →
Sebastián Florez Rueda
@Sebastianfr1988 · X

@JDRojas_A @MafeCarrascal hablas muy a la ligera ... se te perdona por lo joven, pero tienes que ser mas humilde y aceptar que no sabes todo ... disque efecto superficial lo que es la lluvia ácida ... https://t.co/qqv2zNhkUq ahí sumercéd, a educarse

Aug 18, 2023 · 62 followers View post →
Jo Diddley
@jot_au · X

Here ya go Moz https://t.co/xAqbeD3EC1 https://t.co/lSoX8aHkw5

Aug 2, 2023 · 1 like · 5,405 followers View post →
Winston Smith
@ThinkPolOfficer · X

@nypost We used to have literal ACID falling from the SKY! ...but NOW pollution is causing heart attacks?? https://t.co/3zaIZy8m2C https://t.co/R72bq5XNGA

Jul 28, 2023 · 448 followers View post →
Alan Darwin VanArsdale
@barnowlcj · X

@ShrekKeplr @strangetruther @AssaadRazzouk "air emissions were substantially reduced, and ecosystem impacts decreased." https://t.co/zntp3po6BP

Jun 19, 2023 · 434 followers View post →
Matt Houben
@MattHouben · X

@HendrikKaput @Sanderturnhout Nou, helemaal onzin lijkt me dat niet. Bron: https://t.co/byfX7B3buk https://t.co/JpgDhDGlEs

Jun 16, 2023 · 431 followers View post →
✨ Petter Krogstad
@petteruspanus · X

@TheBossNanny @barry_angeles @GadSaad https://t.co/NIt3myIoCC

Jun 10, 2023 · 1,007 followers View post →
✨ Petter Krogstad
@petteruspanus · X

@MoonGlo33 @barry_angeles @GadSaad https://t.co/NIt3myIoCC

Jun 10, 2023 · 1,007 followers View post →
anonymous
@bobbyhutton14 · X

https://t.co/jg7Bwuavzw

Feb 7, 2023 · 513 followers View post →
Trustworth Nolies
@truebotman · X

@DBWades @ConspiraSaurus @TPostMillennial https://t.co/eF2yXy3jv8 - acid rain

Jan 31, 2023 · 65 followers View post →
Where's Your Data?
@spock627corfu · X

@Todd_H_225 You are also wrong about acid rain: https://t.co/akEV23Chsb

Jan 24, 2023 · 1,152 followers View post →
Karin
@Karin70643036 · X

RT @dreamsNscience: Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy All the actions taken following t…

Jan 11, 2023 · 1 share · 566 followers View post →
Dreams N Science
@dreamsNscience · X

Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy All the actions taken following the 1985 Helsinki Protocol give visible results. #ClimateCrisis #hope #Reward #NeverGiveUp More & credit https://t.co/2JUu3bEmmI https://t.co/KmLctKUHwu

Jan 11, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 19,576 followers View post →
WoЇfgang
@1yk0s · X

@0596Simon @wil_da_beast630 Yes. https://t.co/wz4wL2ujU8 https://t.co/qDEVtVzbGl

Dec 30, 2022 · 540 followers View post →
Do you know what the truth is?
@donttelllies_ · X

@Dominiquetaegon Acid rain was a real thing and it did nasty but relativly short term damage across Europe Try not to confuse yourself, here have some science https://t.co/f6agqSyeY7

Oct 28, 2022 · 589 followers View post →
Millard Fillmore White House Library
@FillmoreWhite · X

@ClayMoore1966 @DrCrazynski @Mercenary1787 @CNBC Also see this, regarding acid rain: Policymakers heard scientists, and acted. https://t.co/JhK5J93UJe

Sep 2, 2022 · 2,723 followers View post →
Millard Fillmore White House Library
@FillmoreWhite · X

@rayraygonzales_ @LetSleeping @Mercenary1787 @DrCrazynski @CNBC The truth about acid rain policy over 50 years. Policymakers listened to scientists, and set a structure to cure the problem. See: https://t.co/JhK5J93UJe

Sep 2, 2022 · 2,723 followers View post →
Henri Fagerholm
@henrimifa · X

@tterppa Tommosia löytyy. https://t.co/X9AMKZEwe1 https://t.co/BNAoCny8c5

Aug 10, 2022 · 619 followers View post →
goalskii
@goalskii · X

@PeaceLily420 @Snake52489347 @AndrewLazarus4 @Garygarver22 @ReutersFacts here are some papers on acid rain: https://t.co/DNoCEjaY7k https://t.co/Kl9nLbpqXj

Jul 22, 2022 · 1,015 followers View post →
Kat(rina McD)
@krazykitkatm · X

@VeryRetarded123 @jngovando @CaiParryUK More info on acid rain. https://t.co/zr1CoCNxIz

Jul 17, 2022 · 865 followers View post →
claireculliford
@claireculliford · X

Why should children read Pan Pan's story... ? Thanks @cheddar for the fab explanation of why #acidrain is still an issue at: https://t.co/ggqHGbCcZl

Jul 1, 2022 · 1 like · 342 followers View post →
Oscar Salvatierra
@oscarstierra · X

@AlexEpstein Repeatedly, you criticize IPCC for not focusing on the benefits of Fossil Fuels (remem it's IPCC, not IPFF) yet no mention of the gargantuan amount of activity & single-pointed focus UN players applied over yrs that actually led to re-greening. https://t.co/uTGxshHtzC

May 12, 2022 · 202 followers View post →
Maryellen Cardillo
@102ethology · X

RT @Markus47076832: @damster101 @nudust47a @RyanaBreen1 Was it? https://t.co/8wwE7mzOBt

Apr 14, 2022 · 2 shares · 784 followers View post →
Xavier Gordon
@XavierG02691962 · X

A really informative article surrounding the causes and affects of acid rain on the environment https://t.co/dkmr0piUQC

Apr 10, 2022 View post →
Save Democracy
@rleas · X

RT @Markus47076832: @damster101 @nudust47a @RyanaBreen1 Was it? https://t.co/8wwE7mzOBt

Feb 15, 2022 · 2 shares · 4,779 followers View post →
Markus
@Markus47076832 · X

@damster101 @nudust47a @RyanaBreen1 Was it? https://t.co/8wwE7mzOBt

Feb 14, 2022 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 560 followers View post →
SSF
@ssgovforum · X

#AcidRain And The Sneaky Policy That "Solved" It - Cheddar Explains https://t.co/uDw8fM0Gde via @YouTube

Feb 12, 2022 · 1 like · 4,040 followers View post →
Tony
@Tony95075574 · X

@Fayze123 @club_ed8 @Bobcat8403 @mother_american @SirLaffsLot @rpool @JcVasquez52 @VoiceOfReasonNW @DuzanAngela @FReddiejaywrite @MikeBatkins @danielvance19 @photobyluke @0u8up2 @Lori_J_Drabek @JohnBen30549105 @Chlanandria @thevivafrei @rogerwaters @DuckDuckGo https://t.co/JwgYu2MvR4

Feb 6, 2022 · 571 followers View post →
Pte. Bloggins
@samorbit · X

Acid Rain And The Sneaky Policy That "Solved" It - Cheddar Explains https://t.co/I6nG3w1pnF via @YouTube

Feb 4, 2022 · 47 followers View post →
What Drives Us
@WhatDrivesUs · X

Acid Rain And The Sneaky Policy That "Solved" It - Cheddar Explains https://t.co/BMeDEeidFj https://t.co/sftt2dcTF0

Feb 2, 2022 · 1 like · 509 followers View post →
V Ylistalo
@vy8442 · X

Kuka muistaa vielä happosateet? https://t.co/Hvi43BLnLi

Feb 2, 2022 · 667 followers View post →
beswooned
@beswoonedd · X

Acid Rain And The Sneaky Policy That "Solved" It - Cheddar Explains https://t.co/GZ7iSrh1RB

Jan 31, 2022 · 142 followers View post →
JM Jones
@axipher · X

Acid Rain And The Sneaky Policy That "Solved" It - Cheddar Explains https://t.co/jNh8D2ro8b via @YouTube

Jan 29, 2022 · 53 followers View post →
Brian Six
@BrianJSix · X

Acid Rain And The Sneaky Policy That "Solved" It - Cheddar Explains https://t.co/NfItnAXEhL via @YouTube

Jan 29, 2022 · 687 followers View post →
Andrew Davies
@AndrewDavies · X

Funny how the coal industry's tactics on acid rain are pretty much the coal industry's tactics on climate change https://t.co/HgT9LxuMa8 via @YouTube

Jan 28, 2022 · 1,374 followers View post →
Tony Morley
@tonymmorley · X

"But anyone who follows environmental news will be surprised to learn this: we solved it! Countries came together to limit acid rain-causing emissions, eliminating the problem altogether." - Acid Rain And The Sneaky Policy That "Solved" it #HumanProgress https://t.co/tl5Kt9qsih

Jan 26, 2022 · 3,073 followers View post →
Joshua Mercott
@BijeshNagesh · X

Acid Rain And The Sneaky Policy That "Solved" It - Cheddar Explains https://t.co/N6D9iGj7VN via @YouTube

Jan 26, 2022 · 277 followers View post →
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@ivanfm_ · X

similar to the Ozone video I posted a while ago. We really can make a better world if we try. We should try harder. https://t.co/7eSQXHAlvo

Jan 26, 2022 · 51 followers View post →
Azouria
@Azouria1 · X

Acid Rain And The Sneaky Policy That "Solved" It - Cheddar Explains https://t.co/gsgmmUG8xO via @cheddar https://t.co/1J7h9VxP9M

Jan 25, 2022 · 682 followers View post →
Tore. Bluesky är bättre än denna plattform
@ToreK · X

Efter att vi upptäckt ozonhålet, reglerade vi utsläppen och löste problemet. Efter att vi upptäckt försurning, reglerade vi utsläppen och löste problemet. Efter att vi upptäckt global uppvärmning, har vi bara börjat reglera utsläppen. https://t.co/SyB3diKolK

Jan 25, 2022 · 6 likes · 9,056 followers View post →
wendylee
@wendylee21742 · X

RT @BiophysicsFL: How we solved acid rain https://t.co/8LfBAC4WW4

Jan 25, 2022 · 1 share · 2,023 followers View post →
Louis R Nemzer
@BiophysicsFL · X

How we solved acid rain https://t.co/8LfBAC4WW4

Jan 25, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 4,362 followers View post →
BlasphemousBanana
@BlasphemousBan1 · X

@Skink101 @COP26 https://t.co/es8DkcCDsc

Nov 18, 2021 · 95 followers View post →
Gordon DHG : Climate
@GordonDHG_clim8 · X

@Kenneth72712993 @MedBennett @keithamccluskey @RobMeekel @chimera414 @BrknMan @rln_nelson @DanielKuhn1975 @AristotleMrs @SniemN @TheDisproof @robinlarder @EricWil06256732 @priscian @OscarsWild1 @jimdtweet @BubbasRanch @gordonrlove @25_cycle @rvrs_man @JohnDublin10 @IngersolRobert @Shinedown1911 @Narvuntien @BigRakaDoc @Canadianworker2 @FillmoreWhite @RealBeeOlogist @DawnTJ90 @ejwwest @BarbaraGirouard @Jaisans @Extinct55021670 @GlennCarr6 @BridgetHolmstro @IanDJbrown2 @robhon_ @Tcaddy5 @LauraSunlight @Tragiicomedy @HalBrow68884227 @BradSchrag @RushhourP @Sdg13Un @dtd1985 @GuyGadboisGuyG1 @dan613 @Keeper_86 @organicdot @smartereveryday Compared to when the rain was acid enough to kill fish and forests Have a read. As Mark Twain said, “It ain't what you don't know that gets you. It's what you do know, that ain't so.” https://t.co/A6a7mEhjam

Oct 7, 2021 · 1 like · 165 followers View post →
Sheila_Donnelly_Lauder
@SDLauder · X

@heathergouldin9 https://t.co/hVHYYKLHDd

Aug 24, 2021 · 2 likes · 1,847 followers View post →
peter coleman
@peterco95879579 · X

RT @psmonks: "Acid rain was one of the most important environmental issues during the last decades of the twentieth century. It became a ga…

Aug 15, 2021 · 3 shares · 21 followers View post →
Prof. Loretta Lees
@LorettaCLees · X

RT @psmonks: "Acid rain was one of the most important environmental issues during the last decades of the twentieth century. It became a ga…

Aug 15, 2021 · 3 shares · 7,857 followers View post →
Paul Monks
@psmonks · X

"Acid rain was one of the most important environmental issues during the last decades of the twentieth century. It became a game changer both scientifically and policy-wise" - worth a read https://t.co/mnF0Tk0SiL

Aug 15, 2021 · 3 likes · 3 shares · 2,935 followers View post →
Eloy Vera Beltrán
@EloyVeraBel · X

@Alexwragge_518 @porquetendencia Esa la detuvimos. Porque escuchamos a la ciencia: https://t.co/Vy3mCdSi4V

Aug 9, 2021 · 5 likes · 1,283 followers View post →
AyPay
@alixx_p · X

https://t.co/B4fb5wsrjn Air pollution kills approx 4 million people EVERY year prematurely . So will we get global coordinated action on this in the same way seen for covid ?

May 12, 2021 · 878 followers View post →
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@UseTechForGood · X

@NoDirectAction @no_frankly https://t.co/NxpVIuX0oA

Apr 24, 2021 · 268 followers View post →
Pesky McPeskyface
@MayorOfCarcosa · X

@ShauntheFaun @thisisdumbafppl @MJP03 @thehill Exactly. In those days politicians actually listened to scientists. https://t.co/dsDvgWzY4m

Sep 15, 2020 · 1 like · 421 followers View post →
Tutors India
@TutorsIndia · X

Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy : https://t.co/61yIhaWX73 #Environmentalscience  #Researchproposalwritingservice  #ResearchProposal  #Thesis https://t.co/2agcel6slq

Jul 16, 2020 · 1,662 followers View post →
President Weevil, Tanuki City / Graeber Crow
@Tokyo_Tom · X

@MacStega @HallbertCG @wlbeeton @RegimeChangeBC @jono_nath @DawnTJ90 @Quantummist @BubbasRanch @BlotReport @the_galt @Melanie33720945 @heisenburgal2o3 @MLeiter42 @aSinister @B_Bolshevik100 @AEinsteinphd @davidyoung13 @IanSeward @priscian @brandondaly2018 @wiaceka @craigthomler @SlowMoneyGreen @TheDisproof @OBundWIE @try2golf @GillesnFio @SensCommunPeu @joshland @DavidMichaelRi8 @Vicster1234 @Over400ppm @REKel48978522 @PeterJrgen12 @_InThisTogether @ShopSmartResist @PullNews @MATTP1949 @PeterMayfitz @Jaisans @david_hanselman @DieterFrikadell @AGWISABIGLIE @neil_ndbress @NIMN2019 @boggywood @GeorgePembroke @bendynaa @rmack2x @oldaggie84 Acid rain was real, but the chief reason for fighting it was always human health--coal pollution/particulates being very bad for human health We fought it without destroying our economies, and then let industry pollute in China 1 https://t.co/FIqMOVftHD 2

Jan 2, 2020 · 13,403 followers View post →