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Acid Rain - The Deadly Destroyer
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What is Acid Rain? Acid rain is a form of precipitation that falls to the earth as rain. For rain to be acidic it has a pH level of less than 5.6. The corrosive nature of acid rain causes widespread damage to the environment. The problem begins with the production of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, natural gas, oil and other kinds of manufacturing. When these pollutants are in the air, they react with water and other chemicals, to form sulfuric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid and other pollutants. Once these... 
the air people can help. Each person can turn down the temperature in his or her home. Instead of driving to work people can ride bikes or walk etc. If just a few people do this it will help. Remember governments can enforce legislation but if people just conserve energy because they are forced to it will take a long time for benefits to happen, but if individuals realize that the governments are doing this for their own good the process of preventing acid rain will increase.
the air people can help. Each person can turn down the temperature in his or her home. Instead of driving to work people can ride bikes or walk etc. If just a few people do this it will help. Remember governments can enforce legislation but if people just conserve energy because they are forced to it will take a long time for benefits to happen, but if individuals realize that the governments are doing this for their own good the process of preventing acid rain will increase.
Remember one small step from man makes a big leap for mankind!!
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Introduction Acid rain has become an environmental concern of global importance within the last decade. With the increasing environmental awareness of the "unhealthy" condition of our planet earth the concern about acid rain has not lessened. In brief, acid rain is rain with pH values of less than 5.6. When...
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