HC Deb 06 May 1987 vol 115 c411W
Dr. David Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those lakes and rivers in Northern Ireland that are suffering from acidification.

Mr. Needham

Northern Ireland has been included in the European monitoring and evaluation programme on acid deposition since 1984. It is too soon to establish long term trends although monitoring so far and routine river quality monitoring does not indicate acidification problems.