The graph below shows UK acid rain emissions, measured in million tonnes from 4 different sectors between 1990 and 2007
The chart compares the amount of acid rain emissions in the UK in terms of 4 sectors including
transport
and communication
, the supply of electricity, gas
and water
, domestic
and other Correct word choice
and domestic
industries
over the 17-year period from 1990 to 2007.
Generally speaking, most industries
experienced a decline except for Transport
and communication
. What stands out is that the Electric, gas
and water
supply saw the most significant decrease over the given period.
In the last
decade of the twentieth century, a much larger amount of acid rain emissions was seen in Electricity, Gas
and Water
supply, at about 3,3 million
tonnes, in comparison with the other 3 sectors. While
the figures for Transport
and communication
and Domestic industries
were lower, accounting for approximately 0,7 and 0,6 million
tons
respectively, other sectors made up more than 2 million
tons
.
On the other hand
, the figures changed considerably at the turn of the twenty-first century. There was a dramatic fall in the sector of Electric, Gas
and Water
supply to only 0,5 million
tons
in 2007. Domestic and other industries
decrease slightly over the 17 years. However
, Transport
and communication
fluctuated then
reached a pick at 1 million
tons
in 2005 before going down in 2007.Submitted by bichngoc.ngochoa on
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