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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: 97.48% 
# 2   Czech Republic: 89.22% 
# 3   Belgium: 75.83% 
# 4   Korea, South: 58.9% 
# 5   Denmark: 54.88% 
# 6   Ireland: 54.16% 
# 7   Poland: 53.45% 
# 8   Germany: 51.88% 
# 9   Austria: 50.81% 
# 10   United Kingdom: 45.75% 
# 11   Netherlands: 43.81% 
# 12   Slovenia: 40.11% 
# 13   Switzerland: 36.9% 
# 14   Sweden: 34.37% 
# 15   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 34.07% 
# 16   Vietnam: 32.17% 
# 17   Laos: 29.22% 
# 18   Slovakia: 27.23% 
# 19   Romania: 19.27% 
# 20   France: 18.84% 
# 21   Italy: 17.94% 
# 22   Norway: 15.96% 
# 23   China: 15.66% 
# 24   Bulgaria: 14.1% 
# 25   United States: 13.74% 
# 26   Japan: 10.99% 
# 27   Indonesia: 8.15% 
# 28   Canada: 5.39% 
# 29   Zambia: 5.13% 
# 30   Hungary: 4.93% 
# 31   Belarus: 4.91% 
# 32   Croatia: 4.69% 
# 33   Ukraine: 4.27% 
# 34   Spain: 3.65% 
# 35   Portugal: 3.24% 
# 36   Greece: 2.77% 
# 37   Albania: 2.54% 
# 38   Korea, North: 2.43% 
# 39   Latvia: 1.95% 
# 40   Angola: 1.83% 
# 41   Finland: 1.19% 
# 42   Burma: 0.77% 
# 43   Mexico: 0.68% 
# 44   Russia: 0.33% 
# 45   Thailand: 0.27% 
# 46   Turkey: 0.02% 
= 47   Guatemala: 0% 
= 47   Liberia: 0% 
= 47   Namibia: 0% 
= 47   Madagascar: 0% 
= 47   Cote d'Ivoire: 0% 
= 47   Mongolia: 0% 
= 47   Ethiopia: 0% 
= 47   Mali: 0% 
= 47   Iceland: 0% 
= 47   Mauritania: 0% 
= 47   Kenya: 0% 
= 47   Malaysia: 0% 
= 47   Estonia: 0% 
= 47   Niger: 0% 
= 47   Gabon: 0% 
= 47   Nepal: 0% 
= 47   Haiti: 0% 
= 47   New Zealand: 0% 
= 47   Iran: 0% 
= 47   Peru: 0% 
= 47   Jamaica: 0% 
= 47   Panama: 0% 
= 47   Lebanon: 0% 
= 47   Guinea-Bissau: 0% 
= 47   Kuwait: 0% 
= 47   Rwanda: 0% 
= 47   El Salvador: 0% 
= 47   South Africa: 0% 
= 47   Gambia, The: 0% 
= 47   Sierra Leone: 0% 
= 47   Ghana: 0% 
= 47   Sudan: 0% 
= 47   Guinea: 0% 
= 47   United Arab Emirates: 0% 
= 47   Honduras: 0% 
= 47   Tajikistan: 0% 
= 47   India: 0% 
= 47   Tunisia: 0% 
= 47   Israel: 0% 
= 47   Tanzania: 0% 
= 47   Iraq: 0% 
= 47   Burkina Faso: 0% 
= 47   Jordan: 0% 
= 47   Uzbekistan: 0% 
= 47   Kyrgyzstan: 0% 
= 47   Algeria: 0% 
= 47   Kazakhstan: 0% 
= 47   Azerbaijan: 0% 
= 47   Lithuania: 0% 
= 47   Armenia: 0% 
= 47   Libya: 0% 
= 47   Argentina: 0% 
= 47   Moldova: 0% 
= 47   Australia: 0% 
= 47   Malawi: 0% 
= 47   Botswana: 0% 
= 47   Morocco: 0% 
= 47   Bangladesh: 0% 
= 47   Oman: 0% 
= 47   Bolivia: 0% 
= 47   Mozambique: 0% 
= 47   Benin: 0% 
= 47   Nigeria: 0% 
= 47   Brazil: 0% 
= 47   Nicaragua: 0% 
= 47   Bhutan: 0% 
= 47   Paraguay: 0% 
= 47   Burundi: 0% 
= 47   Pakistan: 0% 
= 47   Cambodia: 0% 
= 47   Papua New Guinea: 0% 
= 47   Chad: 0% 
= 47   Philippines: 0% 
= 47   Sri Lanka: 0% 
= 47   Saudi Arabia: 0% 
= 47   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 0% 
= 47   Senegal: 0% 
= 47   Chile: 0% 
= 47   Somalia: 0% 
= 47   Cameroon: 0% 
= 47   Syria: 0% 
= 47   Colombia: 0% 
= 47   Trinidad and Tobago: 0% 
= 47   Costa Rica: 0% 
= 47   Togo: 0% 
= 47   Central African Republic: 0% 
= 47   Turkmenistan: 0% 
= 47   Cuba: 0% 
= 47   Uganda: 0% 
= 47   Dominica: 0% 
= 47   Uruguay: 0% 
= 47   Ecuador: 0% 
= 47   Venezuela: 0% 
= 47   Egypt: 0% 
= 47   Zimbabwe: 0% 
Weighted average: 7.8%  



DEFINITION: Percentage of country with acidification excedence
Units: Percent of Land Area
Units: From a map of acidification excedence, all areas at risk within each country were added together in order to calculate the percentage of the entire country at risk of excedence. See pages 21-22 of the 2001 ESI report for more details on how the acidification excedence map was produced.

SOURCE: Stockholm Environment Institute at York, Acidification in Developing Countries: Ecosystem Sensitivity and the Critical Loads Approach at the Global scale, 2000 via ciesin.org

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indu nayyar
16th February 2005 		write about distric wise forest cover in punjab
Edria Murray
Staff Editor
29th January 2005

Acidification indicates the presence of acid in soil, rainfall and waterways such as lakes

and rivers. Acidification is caused by the presence of oxides in the air which react with

atmospheric water to form acids. The acids fall to the ground as
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain">acid rain or snow.



Sulfur and
href="/graph/env_pol_nit_oxi_per_cap">nitrogen oxides are the greatest contributors to

acidification. About half of all sulfur oxides and most nitrogen oxides enter the atmosphere

from natural sources, however human activities such as electricity generation, metal

smelting, burning of fossil fuels and vehicle exhaust also contribute a significant amount.



The effects of acidification include:

  • Damage to the bark and leaves of trees. The trees lose their leaves, their growth will

    be stunted and they will become more vulnerable to disease and insects.

  • Damage to ecosystems. Fish and their eggs in acid streams and lakes will die. This

    problem is worst in early spring when acid snow melts and the fish are newly hatched.

    Animals and birds that normally feed on the fish will be effected by the reduced food

    supply.

  • Damage to buildings. Acid rain damages the surface of buildings and artwork especially

    those made from sandstone, limestone or marble.

  • Damage to metals. Acid rain causes corrosion in metal structures such as railroad lines,

    airplanes, cars, steel bridges, and underground pipes.

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