Where Have All The Red Spruce Gone? Acid Rain in Vermont Forest Ecology Term Paper Grant 1 "Acid Rain." It is a term that has been imbedded in us for many decades and yet still it is an issue today. It is a term that was coined in 1872 by Dr. ... oxygen, a very reactive element in our atmosphere, secondary pollutants are formed. These include photochemical oxidants, such as ozone, and acid deposition. Acid rain forms when nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide react with oxidants and moisture in the atmosphere to form nitric acid and sulfuric acid. These acids are made of hydrogen and nitrate or...

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... harmful ultraviolet radiation. Ironically, increased levels of CFCs, bromide compounds, nitrites, and nitrates released by industry are not only responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer, but also for acid rain, a phenomenon that is destroying many of the deciduous forests of Europe, Asia, and the US (Nilsson, 47). CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) in particular are a major culprit in global ozone depletion. In the ... Ozone Layer. Proceedings for the convention were started in 1981, after reports of frighteningly low ozone levels above Antarctica as well as the decimation of the Rhine ...

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