CBC Archives

You must sign in to leave a comment on this clip.

Acid rain burning Canadian businesses

Broadcast Date: June 10, 1985

Scientists have long recognized the danger of acid rain, but by 1985 many business owners are joining the ranks of worried voices. As lakes and trees are dying, so are many small businesses. Those who rely on fishing are hardest-hit for now, but the threat keeps growing as the acid rain keeps falling. Venture looks at how this dangerous phenomenon is affecting the bottom line for many Canadian businesses.

Acid rain burning Canadian businesses

• Acid rain was first discovered in 1852 by Scottish chemist Robert Angus Smith, who also coined the term. He published his research in his 1872 book Air and Rain: the Beginnings of a Chemical Climatology

• Canadian scientist Harold Harvey conducted some of the first research into dead lakes and acid rain in the 1960s, finding dozens of lakes where the entire fish population had died off.

Acid rain burning Canadian businesses

Medium: Television

Program: Venture

Broadcast Date: June 10, 1985

Guest(s): Stan Darling, Peter Freeman, Peter Pellequin, Dean Winborne

Host: Patrick Watson
Reporter: Peter Raymont

Duration: 10:18

Last updated:
April 21, 2011