ACID Rain

Areas with biggest acid rain problems

• Eastern Pennsilavna and Eastern New York area 

Causes for Acid rain problems in the east

• More Population and industry in the east compared to west.
• The West doesn't have as big a problem because it is very rural.
• There is little industry in the western states compared to eastern states.

Gasses responsible for acid rain

• sulfur dioxide
• nitrogen dioxide

PRODUCTION OF GASSES

• Sulfur dioxide is produced in burning of fossil fuels like coal
• Nitrogen dioxide is produced by the car exhaust

fORMATION OF aCID RAIN

• Sulfuric acid is formed from sulfur dioxide
• Nitric acid is formed from nitrogen dioxide

aCID Rain distribution

• By blowing compounds across state,national borders.  
• Some of the acid rain can drop into rivers and moving water.
• While spreading in these bodies of water, the acid can release aluminum.
• Aluminum is toxic, and can kill/harm trees, plants, and aquatic animals.
• Also, it could poison the ground around the water, preventing tree growth.

Ocean Acidification

• Carbon dioxide has incensed due to burning fossils fulses  
• CO2 is absorbed into the ocean
• This uses up the calcium carbonate in the ocean.
• Shellfish such as oysters have failed at developing due to low pH.
• In the ocean, calcium carbonate breaks down and helps fuel the acidity.

Effects of acid rain

• Automotive coatings- damages paint coatings  
• surface waters- transport acid rain to forest field and roads 
• forests- slows forest growth and causes trees to lose there leaves 
• materials- corrosion of metals and destroys building, bridges,statues 
• Aquatic animals such as fish can be harmed or killed.