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Acid rain is caused by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides mixing with water vapor and rainwater in the atmosphere, producing weak acids that fall as acid rain. It can harm plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure. Burning fossil fuels releases these gases. Acid rain increases the acidity of lakes and rivers, harming aquatic ecosystems by dissolving aluminum which poisons fish. It leaches nutrients from soils and trees, weakening their growth. Solutions include installing scrubbers in power plant smokestacks to capture sulfur and reducing vehicle emissions.

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Contents:- What is Acid Rain ? How is it caused ? The Heavy Impact The Preventions Revise
WHAT IS ACID RAIN? Acid rain is rain that is more acidic than normal. The Rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes. It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, the major sources of acid rain.
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Burning coal, Oil and natural gas, in power stations makes electricity, giving off sulphur dioxide gas. Burning petrol and oil in vehicle engines gives off nitrogen oxides as gases. Nitrogen oxides can also be produced naturally by lightning strikes and sulfur dioxide is produce by volcanic eruptions These gases mix with water vapour and rainwater in the atmosphere producing weak solutions of sulphuric and nitric acids which fall as acid rain.
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Effects Of Acid Rain Effects Of Acid Rain a). On Non- Living b). On Living c). On Soil
Effect on non-living The Taj Mahal in Agra, suffering from sulphur di oxide, sulphuric acid and other fumes pollutants released from Mathura Refinery. Acid Rain causes extensive damage to building, statues, bridges, & structural materials of marble, lime stone, etc.
Effects on Living being The sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide gases, causes respiratory diseases like asthma, chronic bronchitis, etc. Tiny Particles cause difficulty in breathing for humans and animals & also lead to permanent lung damage. On Human Health
On Water Animals Acid Rain increases the acidity of lakes & rivers, which is directly effect the aquatic ecosystem. Acids activate aluminium from the soil which leaches into water and fish die. It effects the gills of young fish. Even eggs does not hatch and young fishes die in acidic medium.
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On Trees & Soil Acid Rain dissolves all the nutrients and the useful minerals for the tree to grow. Weakens the process of photosynthesis. Acc. to modern researches, Acid Rain leaches potassium, calcium, magnesium, etc. essential elements from the top of soil & When soil is contaminated, growth of trees and plant is effected.
Cars can be fitted with special converters which remove dangerous chemicals. A wet scrubber is basically a reaction tower equipped with a fan that extracts hot smoke stack gases such as sulphur from a power plant into the tower. Lime or limestone in slurry form is also injected into the tower to mix with the stack gases and combine with the sulfur dioxide present.
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Let us Revise: 1.What causes acid rain? 2. How does acid rain damage trees? 3. How does acid rain damage fish? 4. What is to be done to reduce the production of acid rain ?
Question : 1. Explain difference between the green house effect , enhanced greenhouse effect and global warming ?

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  • 2. Contents:- What is Acid Rain ? How is it caused ? The Heavy Impact The Preventions Revise
  • 3. WHAT IS ACID RAIN? Acid rain is rain that is more acidic than normal. The Rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes. It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, the major sources of acid rain.
  • 6. Burning coal, Oil and natural gas, in power stations makes electricity, giving off sulphur dioxide gas. Burning petrol and oil in vehicle engines gives off nitrogen oxides as gases. Nitrogen oxides can also be produced naturally by lightning strikes and sulfur dioxide is produce by volcanic eruptions These gases mix with water vapour and rainwater in the atmosphere producing weak solutions of sulphuric and nitric acids which fall as acid rain.
  • 8. Effects Of Acid Rain Effects Of Acid Rain a). On Non- Living b). On Living c). On Soil
  • 9. Effect on non-living The Taj Mahal in Agra, suffering from sulphur di oxide, sulphuric acid and other fumes pollutants released from Mathura Refinery. Acid Rain causes extensive damage to building, statues, bridges, & structural materials of marble, lime stone, etc.
  • 10. Effects on Living being The sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide gases, causes respiratory diseases like asthma, chronic bronchitis, etc. Tiny Particles cause difficulty in breathing for humans and animals & also lead to permanent lung damage. On Human Health
  • 11. On Water Animals Acid Rain increases the acidity of lakes & rivers, which is directly effect the aquatic ecosystem. Acids activate aluminium from the soil which leaches into water and fish die. It effects the gills of young fish. Even eggs does not hatch and young fishes die in acidic medium.
  • 13. On Trees & Soil Acid Rain dissolves all the nutrients and the useful minerals for the tree to grow. Weakens the process of photosynthesis. Acc. to modern researches, Acid Rain leaches potassium, calcium, magnesium, etc. essential elements from the top of soil & When soil is contaminated, growth of trees and plant is effected.
  • 14. Cars can be fitted with special converters which remove dangerous chemicals. A wet scrubber is basically a reaction tower equipped with a fan that extracts hot smoke stack gases such as sulphur from a power plant into the tower. Lime or limestone in slurry form is also injected into the tower to mix with the stack gases and combine with the sulfur dioxide present.
  • 18. Let us Revise: 1.What causes acid rain? 2. How does acid rain damage trees? 3. How does acid rain damage fish? 4. What is to be done to reduce the production of acid rain ?
  • 19. Question : 1. Explain difference between the green house effect , enhanced greenhouse effect and global warming ?