Acid Deposition Monitoring

Acid Deposition Monitoring Network

Acid deposition is currently measured at 38 weekly sites across the UK. Wet deposition is calculated from the concentration of the specified ion in precipitation and the Meteorological Office rainfall field.

Download the list of acid deposition sites and grid references (Excel)

Rural Sulphur Dioxide Monitoring Network

Sulphur dioxide is measured at approximately 32 sites across the UK and the interpolated concentration field is combined with a process-based model (ITE) to estimate the dry deposition of sulphur to the UK.

Click here to download the list of sites and grid references as an Excel file.

• Review Group on Acid Rain (RGAR)

The Review Group on Acid Rain was established in 1980 to review available data and recommend further research. A series of reports have since been published which describe the acidic pollution climate of the UK since that time. They also review our understanding of the sources, nature and extent of acid deposition in the UK and Europe. The fourth report of the group is entitled "Acid Deposition in the United Kingdom 1992-1994" and is available from the Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions.