The main cause of acidic rain is the emissions of gases like SO2 and NOx These emissions are given off into the environment mostly from the burning of fossil fuels, either in vehicles or in industrial buildings. ... The concept of alternative fuels has been around for many years. ... Not only does this effect cars, but power plants that use electricity rather than fossil fuel combustion have an easier time controlling their emissions. ... In Brazil, this is the main automotive fuel. ... Natural gas has also been used as a fuel for vehicles. ...

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By burning fossil fuels in factories, and automobiles acid rain is caused. ... Acid rain is formed by burning fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil. ... If less fossil fuels are burned, less energy is used. Another way to help is to switch to cleaner fossil fuels. ... It is caused by human's use of fossil fuels and affects plants, animals, and human beings. ...

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Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas may release sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides and carbonic dioxide into the atmosphere as a product if the fuel conations sulfur, nitrogen or carbon. ... Advertise and promote alternative energy sources rather than fossil fuels. ... The government should make rules and regulations and laws of reducing the use of fossil fuels, they should pass bills regarding at least 4 people in a car etc. ... The simplest way to cut these emissions is to use less energy from fossil fuels. ... Well, yes they are expensive but if we reduce the use of fossil...

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Acid rain occurs because of the pollution that is caused when fossil fuels are burnt (national geographic). ... Fossil fuels like coal are used in most factories across the world. ... The urbanisation of the world is causing more and more fossil fuels to be burnt which is causing more SO2 and NOx to be released into the atmosphere, thereby increasing the acidity of rain. ... A disadvantage of Flue gas desulphurisation is that it doesn't get rid of the oxides of nitrogen present in the gases that are formed when fossil fuel is burnt. ...

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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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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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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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But once again, human factors can have a drastic effect on the environment and the creation of acid rain, such as combustion of fossil fuels by power plants. When we burn fossil fuels, sulfur is released and combined with oxygen in the air to form sulfur dioxide (SO2). ... Workers in the factory can avoid using fossil fuels to burn or power up their factory. ...

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Almost all of the electricity that powers modern life comes form the burning of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil). Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are emitted into the atmosphere from burning these fossil fuels. ... Examples of these are using natural gas, battery-powered cars, fuel cells, and a combination of alternative and gasoline powered vehicles. ...

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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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Scientists have found that pollution in the air from the burning of fossil fuels is the main cause of acid rain. ... However, the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, do not help the situation and are largely to blame for approximately half of the emissions of this gas in the world. ...

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It can be "any precipitation such as rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog and dew, or dry deposition, that contains sulfuric or nitric acids formed in the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels." ... Most air pollution is produced by burning fossil fuels like coal and to a lesser degree oil and natural gas. When these fuels are burned from the tall smokestacks of power plants, metal smelters, industrial boilers and cars, planes and trains, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide escape into the air. ...

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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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Natural sources such as volcanoes, sea spray, rotting vegetation and plankton are all contributors to acid rain, but burning fossil fuels, such as coal and oil which are referred to as dry emissions are largely to blame for more than half of the emissions into the world.2 Nationally, one hundred and twenty tons of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide are emitted into the air each day.4A. ...

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