with Carol Mather and Professor Ian Fells In the week that the European Year of the Environment is launched, a report on the Acid Drops
Project. It's an experiment in which more than 5,000 amateur scientists took part, measuring acid rainfall across the country.
Ian comes across a chemist in a car park studying a stalactite, and discovers with Dr Peter Borrows there's even chemistry in cold drink cans. And in response to one letter asking how dry ice machines work (from the Special
Effects Designer's mum), much of the programme is devoted to an explanation.... Assistant producers
GEORGE AUCKLAND , DEBORAH COHEN Producer PATRICK TITLEY (e)