The graph below shows UK acid rain emissions, measured in millions of tonnes, from four different sectors between 1990 and 2007.
The line graph compares the amount of
acid
rain
emitted in the United Kingdom by 4 separate factors during the period from 1990 to 2007.
In general, acid
rain
caused by most sectors witnessed a decline within the observed period. While
electricity, gas and water supply as well as
other industries reduced their amount of acid
rain
discharge remarkably, the figure for that from domestic together with
transport and communication seemed to be unchanged.
In 1990, nearly 3.5 million
tonnes
of acid
rain
were caused by electricity, gas and water supply, compared to only over 0.5 million
tonnes
created by domestic. The percentage of that from transport and communication and other industries stood at 0.75 million
tonnes
and 2 million
tonnes
respectively. Over the next 3 years, there was a considerable decrease in acid
rain
emitted by home supplies. Meanwhile, the sum of that from the other 3 sectors remained unchanged.
From that year to 2007, the transport and communication sector saw a slight fluctuation and then
returned to their initial point, which stood at 0.75 million
tonnes
.
Electricity, gas and water supply kept decreasing noticeably and reached a low of 0.5 million
tonnes
. Other industries also
created less acid
rain
, their figure dropped to 1.25 million
tonnes
in 2007. In addition
, domestic was still the factor which emitted the least acid
rain
, which stood at only 0.25 million
tonnes
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