regionally and even globally. Rain is one of the essential ingredients for human life. Although rain is naturally acidic, it is being increasingly acidified by pollution from homes, factories, power stations and cars. The term used to describe the problem is "acid rain". Acid rain has become a major environmental concern for several decades, it has broad economic, social and medical implications and has been called unseen plague of industrial age. The major components of acid rain is sulphur dioxide, sulphur
Acid Rain is basically rain that has been made acidic by Sulfur DiOxide ( SO2 ) and other pollutants. Acid rain is formed by the release of ( SO2 ) and ( NO2 ) into the atmosphere. Then the chemicals are absorbed into the rainwater and create acid rain. Acid rain , mostly comes from the chemicals emitted into the air by coal fired power plants. Now there is a big push for clean coal and these power plants have mostly accomplished that. The power plants have scrubbers, covered in limestone that
The Sulfur Dioxide in Environment The sulfur dioxide was regarded as the acknowledged toxic gas, and is also one of main factors for acid rain. Due to its severe toxicity, the major pollution incidents have even happened in human beings’ history. During 1st December and 15th December 1930, the toxic gases including the sulfur dioxide caused great loss for Meuse Valley in Belgium. The toxic gases led to thousands of people in the industrial zone of Meuse Valley were catched with respiratory diseases
Eutrophication which is rain that can carry sadand deposit the nitrogen in some pollutants on rivers and soils. Acidificatiaton are chemicals reactions involving air pollutants that can create acidic compounds which can cause harm to vegetation and buildings and acid rain which destroys the leaves of the plants. Acid rain causes acidification of lakes and streams and contributes to the damage of trees at high elevations and many sensitive forest soils. In addition, acid rain accelerates the decay
to plants by acid rain. Acid rain is any form of precipitation, such as fog, rain, or snow, with acidic components. (What is Acid Rain?, n.d.) The effects of acid rain on the environment are important to understand because it affects plant life, animals, and waterways. Additionally, people can be harmed by the pollutants that cause acid rain. It is important for scientists to perform this experiment so that they can better understand the effects of acid rain, how to prevent acid rain, and how to
planet, acid rain is a main factor to be considered and must be controlled before the damage worsens. In order to understand what acid rain is, we must first understand the term “acidity”. Acidic is a way to describe chemical compounds and it is measured on the pH scale, a logarithmic measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in precipitation (1). This scale is numbered 0 to 14, where substances with values below 7 are considered acidic and the ones above 7 are basic. Pure rain has a pH
This paper discusses the issue of air pollution and its related impacts on the local environment, citizen’s health, and the economy in Massachusetts. Major sources of air pollution are specified, and sustainable solutions to these issues are explored. The costs and consequences of state policies are taken into account, and the advantages and disadvantages of these policies are discussed. Solutions that individuals can incorporate into their own lives and homes are shared, and finally, ways that citizens
Sustaniable Development and Environmental Management – CSC Fall 2014 Instructor: Dr. Rostern Tembo Student: Melanie Rivers What is Acid Rain The term Acid Rain describes any form of precipitation, including snow and smog, with high levels of nitric and sulfuric acids. This can come from a number of sources including; the burning of fossil fuels such as coal in factories, automobiles, ash from erupting volcanoes and even rotting vegetation. The release of the gases, nitrogen oxides (NOx)
also react in the atmosphere to form ozone, acid rain, and particles. Particulate matter can be divided into two types—coarse particles and fine particles. Coarse particles are formed from sources like road dust, sea spray, and construction. Fine particles are formed when fuel is burned in automobiles and power plants Sulfur dioxide mostly comes from the burning of coal or oil in power plants. It also comes from factories that make chemicals, paper, or fuel. Like nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide
environment caused by photochemical smog, acid rain, and resultant degradation of ecosystems and bio-diversity. Ontario’s SO2 emissions are predominantly around 65 percent from industrial sources including non-ferrous smelting. The major environmental concerns associated with smelting are “energy consumption, releases of sulphur dioxide and particulate matter to air, and the generation of residues, such as slag and captured dust” (Environment Canada, 2006). In this paper, the policies and regulation that