... pollution. The acids that are released into the air fall to the ground in different forms all over the Earth. The damage of acid rain causes worldwide environmental problems. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are the main causes for the problems. These pollutants come from the burning of ... lot of similarities in all of these pollutants; most of these pollutants are from automobiles. Automobiles release harmful smoke into the air, which causes acid rain. In Canada, industrial activities, including oil refining and metal smelting, account for 61 percent of sulfur dioxide pollution. In th...

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... factories, cars and electricity. The very root of the process begins at factories that generate electricity that relies on burning fossil fuels like coal. Acid rain also depends on the over-usage of everyday human needs such as transportation and electric appliances. When these fuels are released into the air they ... may be burning, but essentially they are starving to death. The deterioration of tree leaves may also inhibit plant germination and reproduction. Some scientists say that acid rain does not have a big of effect on trees because of a certain type of fungi root that can supply...

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... falls directly on aquatic habitats. Most lakes and streams have a pH between 6 and 8, although some lakes are naturally acidic even without the effects of acid rain. Acid rain primarily affects sensitive bodies of water, which are located in watersheds whose soils have a limited buffering capacity (ability to neutralize acidic compounds). Lakes and streams become acidic when the water ... itself and its surrounding soil cannot buffer the acid rain enough to neutralize it. In areas where buffering capacity is low, acid rain also releases aluminum from soils into lakes and streams, which ...

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... , devastating Hurricane Katrina brought horrific damage in New Orleans, it killed over 1800 people and caused around $80 billion dollars' worth of damage. It was intense tropical storm with heavy rain and very powerful winds, which developed over warm water and used it as an energy. That summer Gulf of Mexico was unusually warm, which fueled the storm with unwanted power ... can result spread of diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever virus. Rising too much of CO2 in the atmosphere may cause disaster in the world, because it may contribute to acid rain formation. It's all about air, wate...

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... emissions and is relatively "clean". By not producing greenhouse gases, it does not contribute to global warming. It also does not contribute to other forms of pollution like acid rain and produces a smaller amount of waste compared to fossil fuels. Nuclear energy also has the capacity to produce large amounts of energy at relatively low cost. Nuclear raw materials produce ... ...

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... fuel in the U.S. Yet it has a major disadvantage. It is a strong pollutant. When it is burned, it releases impurities like nitrogen and sulfur, which combine with water vapor to create "acid rain-. Also, coal is a major contributor to the imbalance of the carbon cycle. When coal burns, it forms carbon dioxide. Scientists believe that carbon dioxide traps the earth's heat in a process ... ...

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... the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere which is bad for the atmosphere. Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide are also produced in these emissions and can produce acid rain. Also Coal-fired power stations create thermal pollution, increasing the temperature of an environment above natural levels creating a potential hazard to ecosystems (Energex). In conclusion coal is a very productive energy ... ...

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... of coal and oil pollutes the air with nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide. Nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide can react with moisture in the air and fall to earth as acid rain, which pollutes our lakes and rivers. Automobile fuels rank as a leading source of air pollution. Even the cleanest fossil fuel produces carbon dioxide when it burns. Carbon dioxide is a harmless ... ...

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The temperature on earth's surface is determined by the solar radiation energy and heat reflected from the earth to outer space. Sunlight warms the surface, and then emits energy in the form infrared rays, or heat. Then a certain percentage of these rays are absorbed in the by atmospheric gases, thus heating the atmosphere which in turn radiates heat back toward earth's surface. With this process, known as the "greenhouse effect", the earth's average surface temperature is kept around 15 C. If not for this process the temperature of the earth would drop by over 30C to about -18C, mak...

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... bond during combustion. Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisonous and colourless gas. Hydrocarbons (VOCs) Fuel that is not fully combusted is evaporated, creating VOCs. Nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2 = NOx) Factor in smog, acid rain and irritation of human mucus membranes. A standard catalytic converter used today uses a "three way system" to remove CO, VOCs and NOx molecules. A converter consists of two catalysts, a Reduction Catalyst (A) and ... ...

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