Acid rain originates from pollution in the environment and leads to the deaths of many wildlife and trees. ... Acid rain forms when sulfur dioxide, mercury and nitrous oxide come from pollution into the air. ... Mainly the pollution comes from power plants that produce electricity. ... The pollution of the years is decreasing though. ... Every day, trillions of acidic particles are in the air and cause harm to the environment. ...

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These oxides travel through the air and mix with other chemicals, and water vapor. ... The acids and oxides stay in the air until clouds or fog is produced. ... In the United States power plants are responsible for 70% of the sulfur dioxide pollution (Encarta). ... If there is acidity in the air, most of these do not neutralize as well as they could if there were no pollutants. ... The chemicals from acid rain can also mix with other chemicals in the air to form urban smog (Blair 145). ...

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Modern society is becoming overwhelmed with great amounts of pollution from cars, factories and an overabundance of garbage. ... Acid rain is destroying the world=s lakes, air and ecosystem. ... Acid rain causes air quality to deteriorate. ... An inordinate amount of sulphur dioxide is let into the air, more than can be neutralized by nutrients in the air. ... Also the quality of air is depleting, increasing the amount of smog and pollution in our atmosphere. ...

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Modern society is becoming overwhelmed with great amounts of pollution from cars, factories and an overabundance of garbage. ... Acid rain is destroying the world's lakes, air and ecosystem. ... Acid rain causes air quality to deteriorate. Just as acid rain is damaging to water, it is equally damaging to air quality. ... Also the quality of air is depleting, with increasing amounts of smog and pollution in our atmosphere. ...

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This study explains that Congress had made amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990, that was supposed to cut the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions in half in coal-fired power plants and other industries(2). ... These amendments are good and should help the pollution problem, but in the amendments the way to meet these goals is not provided. ... "The acid rain phenomenon clearly indicates that air pollution is not always a local problem as sources of SO2 and NOX emissions may be located hundreds of miles from where deposition occurs"(3). ...

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Acid rain is precipitation that has been turned acidic to a pH value of 4 or lower due to air pollution. ... Acid rain occurs because of the pollution that is caused when fossil fuels are burnt (national geographic). ...

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Acid rain is caused by the release of oxides of sulphur (SO2) and nitrogen (NOx) which when combined with the moisture in the air, may fall as rain with acidity of sulphuric or nitric acids. ... This occurs when it doesn't combine with moisture in the air to make acids, so it is deposited often in the ground or in leaves. ... They will continue to pollute since they have no other alternative to compete with other countries, unless they are aided sufficiently so they are well established and able to maintain a low-level of pollution. ...

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