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
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emitted in the United Kingdom by 4 separate factors during the period from 1990 to 2007.
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caused by most sectors witnessed a decline within the observed period. Use synonyms
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discharge remarkably, the figure for that from domestic Use synonyms
together with
transport and communication seemed to be unchanged.
In 1990, nearly 3.5 Linking Words
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were caused by electricity, gas and water supply, compared to only over 0.5 Use synonyms
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created by domestic. The percentage of that from transport and communication and other industries stood at 0.75 Use synonyms
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respectively. Over the next 3 years, there was a considerable decrease in Use synonyms
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emitted by home supplies. Meanwhile, the sum of that from the other 3 sectors remained unchanged.
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then
returned to their initial point, which stood at 0.75 Linking Words
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Electricity, gas and water supply kept decreasing noticeably and reached a low of 0.5 Use synonyms
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also
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, their figure dropped to 1.25 Use synonyms
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in 2007. Use synonyms
In addition
, domestic was still the factor which emitted the least Linking Words
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, which stood at only 0.25 Use synonyms
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