Acid Rain

What is it?

• When the atmosphere contains high mounts of sulfuric and nitric acid
• This acid mixes with the rain to create acid rain
• occurs in both wet and dry forms

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PROS

• PROS
• Researchers believe acid rain could help reduce green house gas
• May help slow down global warming

Cons

• Pollutes lakes and our drinking water
• kills trees and fish
• eats away at monuments, statues, and other important buildings

How can we prevent Acid Rain?

• use coal that contains less sulfur while burning coal
• wash coal to remove some of the sulfur
• use alternate energy sources, renewable energy sources
• conserve energy
• car pool

sources

• home.howstuffworks.com
• acidrain2004.tripod.com
• EPA.gov
• news.bbc.co.uk

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