Sulfur dioxide reacts with water to form sulfuric acid (SO42-).

Oxides of nitrogen react with water to form nitric acid (NO3-).

in takes nutrients and vital sources from soil, slows the growth of trees, and makes lakes unlivable for aquatic life. In cities, acid pollutants erode almost everything they touch, such as buildings and statues. Other chemicals and acids combine to form harmful smog, which attacks the lungs, causing illness and premature deaths.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) reacts with water to form carbonic acid (HCO3-).

Chlorine (CI2) reacts with water to form Hydrochloric acid (CI-).

As the World’s population we should take care of our environment. Some of the things that are being hurt are mostly due to our inconsiderate and selfish actions. People can help stop acid rain by not polluting the air. We want this land to stay clean and fresh as if we just settled here back when this land was first discovered. All people should take into consideration others and our next generations. We don’t want this land to be poor and unhealthy for our kids and their kids.

Acid rain effects almost everything and anything over a period of time. It reacts chemically with any object it comes in contact with. It effects sea life, forests, air, us and our health, and also nonliving things. On sea life, acid rain damages all the plants and animals living inside a body of water. Acid rain causes lakes and rivers to become acidic, killing off fish. All the fish in 140 lakes in Minnesota have been killed, and the salmon and trout populations of Norway’s major rivers have been severely reduced because of the increased acidity of the water. Short-term increases in acid levels kill lots of fish, but the greatest threat is from long-term increases, which stop the fish from reproducing. The extra acid also frees toxic metals, which prevents fish from breathing. Single celled plants and algae in lakes also suffer from increased acid levels, with numbers dropping off quickly once the pH goes below 5, and by the time the pH gets down to 4.5, virtually everything is dead. In northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, the water in some lakes now has a pH value of less than 5 as a result of acid rain. This means they are at least ten times more acidic than they should be. In the Adirondack Mountains of New York Sates, a quarter of the lakes and ponds are acidic, and many have lost their brook trout and other fish. In the middle of the Appalachian Mountains, over 1,300 streams are afflicted (Hart, John B.A., 1997). Acid rain has made the lakes and streams unbearable by three important ways: lowering pH levels; decr

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