Acid rain essay
Submitted by: Andrew

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When combusted, the non renewable resources release pollutants such as sulfur, carbon and nitrogen oxides into the airThese oxide combine with the humidity in the air and form sulfuric, nitric and carbonic acidThis acidic solution eventually condenses in the air and comes back down to the earth in any from of precipitation (snow, rain, hail). Upon returning to the earth, the acidic precipitation can have serious repercussions on both the environment and as well as human structuresOn average, acid rain is about nine times more acidic than rain water, and has been recorded as low as 2.5 on the pH scale (forty times more acidic than water.) Acid deposition kill fish, soil bacteria, and as well as aquatic and terrestrial plantsthe acid also drain the soil of essential nutrients such as aluminum and releases them into bodies of water such as streams, lakes, and pondsThese bodies of water develop highly concentrated levels of these nutrients which can really harm the aquatic life forms in that area Those areas without any alkaline metal deposits in the soil to neutralize some of the acid are hurt the most by this destructive force, destroying crops, trees and even killing an entire pond or lake





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Submitted by:
Andrew
Date Submitted:
2008-05-04
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