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SULPHUR EMISSIONS WORLDWIDE
source: www.acidrain.org/AE/
AE_chp5.htm
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The main sources of sulphur emissions are: - the burning of coal & oil;
- some industrial processes, such as roasting of sulphur-containing ores.
Globally, the sulphur emissions produced by mankind… - are around 3 times higher than the natural emissions from volcanoes, bacterial production of dimethyl sulphide in the sea, etc;
- over northern Europe, the eastern USA and parts of China, emissions from human activities are around 10 times higher than natural emissions.
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