-CAUSEWhat is Acid Precipitation?

Acids are an important group of chemicals. All acids contain chemicals that are combined with hydrogen in a specific way. Acids are present in aspirin, carbonated drinks, and your stomach. Another group of chemicals is called bases. They contain oxygen and hydrogen that are combined with other chemicals. Chemicals containing bases are called alkaline. Examples of alkaline substances are deodorants, ammonia cleaners, and the mortar around bricks.
Acid Precipitation occurs when water (rain,snow,sleet,fog) combines with pollutants containing sulfur or nitrogen.This may bring pH down to between 4 and 5.

EFFECTSAcid precipitation, or acid rain, refers to deposited materials that contain high amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids. Acid rain can result from both natural and man-made causes. Natural sources of acid rain include volcanoes and vegetation that decays. Man-made sources of acid rain primarily include fossil fuel

combustion and emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen and particles. Acid rain can have harrowing effects on the environment and animal population. Plants and animals that create an ecosystem rely heavily on one another for survival. If one part of an ecosystem is negatively affected by acid precipitation, many other parts of the ecosystem will suffer.

-SOLUTIONThe number of possible solutions that are available to us are aplenty. What matters more is to consciously enforce these solutions to stop this rain and to do so on a wide scale. People all over the world must be made aware of the causes and effects of this rain, and they should be thoroughly educated about it. Solutions to can only be successful through cooperation. Given below are a few solutions, which can greatly reduce the threat of acid rain, if strictly followed by a large number ofpeople.

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One of the most fundamental solutions is to utilize fuels that burn more cleanly, or to burn coal more efficiently.

ACID PRECIPITATION

http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/glo ssary/acid_precipitation.html
http://www.wisegeek.com /what-is-acidprecipitation.htm

http://www.nexuslearni ng.net/books/Holt_Env_ Science/12-3.pdf

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