Baseline Assessment of Acid Deposition in Northeast Asia
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چکیده
Asia is experiencing rapid economic and population growth. It is estimated that by the year 2010 over 4 billion people will be living in eastern Asia and the Indian sub-continent. Additionally, these countries are experiencing phenomenal economic expansion. For example, China has experienced 9.5% growth in its GDP between 1980 and 1990 (Hoffman, 1994). This rapid growth in the many Asia economies has resulted in significant growth in the region's energy needs (Akimoto and Narita, 1994, and Siddiqi, 1996). Coal is becoming the primary choice for energy production within this region. In 1987, coal accounted for 76 and 35% of the primary energy consumption in China and South Korea, respectively, (Shrestha and Bhattacharya, 1991).
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