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ACID RAIN DEFINITION CONTENTS: CAUSES OF ACID RAIN EFFECTS OF ACID RAIN CONTROL MEASURES OF ACID RAIN
DEFINITION Acid rain or acid deposition occurs when sulphur-di-oxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides(NOx) react in the atmosphere with H2O,O2 and other chemials to form various acidic compunda such as HNO3 and H2SO4.
CAUSES OF ACID RAIN NATURAL SOURCES VALCANO ERUPTION DECAYING VEGETATION FOREST FIRE LIGHTNING
MAN MADE CAUSES FACTORIES(INDUSTRIALIIZATION) MOTOR VEHICLES ,AUTOMOBILE,EXHAUST COAL BURNING POWER PLANTS DOMESTIC FIRES
ACID RAIN IS VERY HARMFUL TO AGRICULTURE ,PLANTS AND ANIMALS . IT WASHES AWAY ALL NUTRINTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED FOR THE GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF PLANTS . ACID RAIN AFFECTS AGRICULTURE BY THE WAY IT ALTERS THE COMPOSITION OF THE SOIL, IT CAUSES RESPIRATORY ISSUES IN ANIMALS AND HUMANS
ACID RAIN ALSO CAUSES THE CORROSION OF WATER PIPES,WHICH FURTHER RESULTS IN LEACHING OF HEAVY METALS SUCH AS IRON,LEAD AND COPPER INTO DRINKING WATER IT DAMAGES THE BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS MADE UP OF STONES AND METALS
PREVENTION OF ACID RAIN THE ONLY PRECAUTION THAT WE CAN TAKE AGANIST ACID RAIN IS HAVING A CHECK AT THE EMISSION OF OXIDES OF NITROGEN AND SULPHUR ACID RAIN IS HARMFUL TO ANIMALS ,PLANTS AND TH MONUMENTS. BEING RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS ,ONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HARMFUL EFFECTS THEY CAUSE AND OF THE INDUSTRIES WHICH GIVE OUT NITROGEN AND SULPHUR COMPOUND WASTES UNETHICALLY