The very root of the process begins at factories that generate electricity that relies on burning fossil fuels like coal. ... When these fuels are released into the air they are transformed into sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. ... The best thing factories could do is to switch fuels. There are several other sources that can be used besides the usual fossil fuels to operate factories. ... Therefore, it is important for society to influence the government, so they will oversee power plants and factories to make sure they are using less harmful means of energy than fossil fuel...

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The EPA states that fossil fuel-fired electric utility plants are responsible for 70 percent of the annual SO2 and 30 percent of NOX emissions in the United States. ... To achieve this goal, two phases of restrictions would be placed on fossil fuel-fired power plants. ... Under the Acid Rain Program's free-market based approach, individual utility units are given allowances or "credits" based on historical fuel consumption and emissions data. ... A source may opt to reduce its SO2 emissions by switching to a cleaner fuel, redirecting operations to cleaner units, or reducing output...

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A major source of acid rain is from the burning of fossil fuels. ... Fuels are cleaner, pollution is decreasing with the invention of the electric car and people are now more sensible about the environment. ...

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The indication is that because of human activity, such as the burning of fossil fuels, levels of greenhouse gases are now increasing, especially carbon dioxide levels. ... The historic example usually cited is the substitution of coal for wood as the principal fuel of Western Europe, after the forests there became depleted. ... Ironically, even initiatives to develop alternative sources employ fossil fuel energy for their efforts. ... Acid rain is produced by the burning of fossil fuels, especially coal burned to generate electric power. ...

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Cars and Acid Rain On freshly painted vehicles damage to automotive paints and other coatings can happen. It is mostly on dark colored vehicles, and the only way to spot it is under fluorescent lamps. Most damages are caused by environmental fallouts, whether it is acid rain, bird dropping, poll...

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Sulfur and nitrogen oxides (often abbreviated SOx and NOx, respectively) are common by-products of fossil-fuel combustion. SOx forms from sulfur impurities in fuels, especially coal and some petroleum products. NOx forms from nitrogen impurities in fuels and from nitrogen in the air used for combustion. ... In some areas of central Africa, use of heavy fuel oils to generate electricity produces acid rain. ... Since passage (1970) of the Clean Air Act, U.S. emissions of sulfur dioxide have been reduced substantially, due to the burning of low-sulfur oil and coal, installation of costly scrubber...

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These pollutants come from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, natural gas, and oil, and from certain kinds of factory distributions. ... Nitrogen oxides are released into the air by burning fuels such as gasoline and coal. ... Motor vehicles, industries, burning coal, gasoline, other fossil fuels; along with chemicals that are in hairspray and paints release ozone. ... Particulate matter (PM), little particles of pollution, are released by cars, trucks, and buses that are burning diesel fuel, fertilizers, pesticides, road construction, steel making, mining, and turning on fire places...

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According to Effects of Pollution by Scott Forseman, pollution is defined as the addition of any substance or form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion, decomposition, recycling, or storage in some harmless form. In my course of research, I uncovered many forms pollution. However, the ones I included were the forms of pollution that may interfere with our present and future existence. In this paper, air, water, and land pollutions have been identified and explained, as well as the consequences of these pollutants, also some possi...

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The coal industry has given rise to many environmental issues such as adverse effects on the air, land and water quality of the surrounding areas of the mines and continues to affect global environment as a whole. The damaging effects coal burning on the environment causes many premature deaths worl...

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Acid rain or acid precipitation is the rain, snow, fog hail which has pH levels below 5.6, the average acidity of rain. The pH scale is used to measure the level of acidity by measuring the hydrogen ion concentration, were pH 1 is the strongest acid and pH 14 is the strongest base. Acids and bases o...

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Becki Hall Human Ecology March 25, 2002 Air Pollution Dust from the cracked, dry earth mists the sky. The horizon supports the afternoon sun. In the distance, two silhouettes come walking forward. The closer they two figures get, the more clearly distinguishable they become. It is a fath...

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Review the effect of acid rain on the local distributions of fish and aquatic invertebrates. What are the biological reasons for the disappearance of these animals as pH falls? Humans produce about 160% of the natural emissions of sulphur. This is compared with about 5-10% in the case of carbon...

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Despite these natural occurrences, the burning of fossil fuels (such as coal and oil) can be largely blamed for the emissions. ... S (in fossil fuels) + O2 =* SO2 2 SO2 + O2 =* 2 SO3 Much of the sulfur dioxide is converted to sulfur trioxide in the atmosphere SO3 + H2O =* H2SO4 The sulfur trioxide can then dissolve within water to form sulfuric acid Nitric oxide and nitric dioxide are mainly from power plants and exhaust fumes. ...

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