MAIN AND

SUPPORTING IDEA

ACID RAIN

BY : MOHD FADHIL
 release of
impact on
sulfur dioxide
and nitrogen
architectur
oxide byproduct of
e and art electric power
generation and the
burning of coal
the most
advanced cases of
forest damage are
in Eastern Europe

Aquatic
MAIN setting
Trees at
high
IDEAS
altitudes
release
aluminum and
magnesium
forest’s
soil impact
forests
Acid rain occur from the release of
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide
during fossil fuel combustion

react with forming sulfuric acid,

water, oxigen ammonium nitrate
and other gases and nitric acid
Aquatic setting are ●
acidic precipitation falls directly into
them
the most clearly ●
it is diluted but over time, acids can
impacted by acid accrue and lower the overall pH of the
deposition body

Acid deposition causes

●
pH of a lake drops below 4.8, its plants
and animals risk death
release aluminum and ●
around 50,000 lakes in the United
magnesium further States and Canada have a pH below
lowering the pH normal
 acid deposition can
significantly impact
forests
●
lose their leaves, damage
their bark, and stunt their
growth
●
vulnerable to disease,
extreme weather, and
insects
Acid falling on a
forest’s soil is also
harmful
●
because it disrupts soil
nutrients, kills
microorganisms in the
soil
●
sometimes cause a
calcium deficiency
 Trees at high
altitudes are ●
the moisture in the
also
clouds blankets them
susceptible to
problems

the most
advanced cases ●
It’s estimated that in Germany and
of forest ●
Poland, half of the forests are damaged
30% in Switzerland have been affected
damage are in
Eastern Europe
acid deposition also has an impact on architecture and art
its ability to corrode certain materials
it reacts with minerals in the stones sometimes causing it to disintegrate and wash away.
corrode modern buildings, cars, railroad tracks, airplanes, steel bridges, and pipes above
and below ground.
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