Table 2.
Long-term monitoring activities in relation to acid rain and other pollutants
| Activity and time | Geographical coverage and number of sites | Programme centre | Web page comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere | |||
| EACN (IMI network) 1955–1976 | Europe > 100 sites | Stockholm University |
Some sites continued within EMEP after 1976 L Granat, pers. comm. |
| WMO GAW/BAPMoN 1964– | Global > 200 sites | World Meteorological Organisation | http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/gaw_home_en.html |
| EMEP 1977– | Europe and ECE region of Asia approx. 350 | Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) | http://www.emep.int/ |
| NADP 1977– | US approx. 260 sites | University of Wisconsin-Madison | http://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/ |
| CAPMoN (incl. APN) 1978– | Canada 25–35 sites | Environment Canada | https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/air-pollution/monitoring-networks-data/canadian-air-precipitation.html |
| EANET | East Asia | Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP) | http://www.eanet.asia/ |
| Male Declaration 2003– | South Asia 15 sites | Asian Institute of Technology | http://www.rrcap.ait.asia/male |
| Ecosystems | |||
| ICP Forests 1985– | Europe 5000 sites and 500 intense sites | Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems | http://icp-forests.net/ |
| ICP Waters 1985– | Europe and North America approx. 250 sites | Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) | http://www.icp-waters.no/ |
| ICP Materials 1985– | Europe and North America approx. 40 sites | Rise KIMAB AB, Sweden | http://www.corr-institute.se/icp-materials/web/page.aspx |
| ICP Integrated Monitoring 1987– | Europe approx. 50 sites | Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) | http://www.syke.fi/nature/icpim |
| ICP Vegetation 1987– | Europe | Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK | https://icpvegetation.ceh.ac.uk/ |