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Acid Rain. ...
Acid rain is a dangerous problem with terrible effects. ...
What is acid rain? It is all the rain, hail, snow…. ... Normal everyday rain is naturally slightly acidic
anyway so as not to be confused. ... Acid rain is a broad expression used to depict several ways that these acidic toxins fall out of
the atmosphere. The “acid rain” can have 2 dispositions; wet and dry. ...
The diagram below demonstrates a basic mechanism for acid rain:
It has been confirmed that the primary culprits behind acid rain are sulphur dioxide (SO2) and
nitrogen oxides (NOx). ... These gases react with water, sunlight increases the rate, to produce
mild sulphuric acid and mild nitric acid.
Acid rain causes acidification of lakes and streams and contributes to damage of trees at high
elevations and many sensitive forest soils. In addition, acid rain accelerates the decay of building
materials and paints, including irreplaceable buildings, statues,and sculptures that are part of our
nations cultural heritage. ... These
scientists felt that acid rain may be causing immense ecological damage to the environment. ... This is problematic as detecting an acid lake is often
quite difficult. ... This is typical a
typical symptom of acid poisoning. The acid had entered the gills of the fish and poisoned them so that
they were unable to extract salt from the water to maintain their bodies sodium levels.
Many scientist said that this acid poising was due to the fact that it was just after the winter and
that all the snow and ice was running down into the streams and lakes. They believed that the snow had
been exposed to many natural phenomena that gave the snow its high acid content. ... Because of
the constant onslaught of acid rain lakes and rivers began to lose their ability to counter act their affects. ...
The problem is that acid causes difficulties the fishs reproductive system. Often fish born in acid
lakes do not survive for they are born with birth defects such as twisted and deformed spinal columns. ... However their food is
contaminated as well by the acid in the water. ...
By the late 1970s many Norwegian scientists began to suspect that it was not only the acid in the
water that was causing the deaths. ... However the
acid from acid rain can easily dissolve the bond between these elements. The aluminium is then
dissolved into a more soluble state by the acid.
Approximate Word count = 1970
Approximate Pages = 7.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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