This essay dicusses the cause, effects, and prevention of acid rain.
Title: This essay dicusses the cause, effects, and prevention of acid rain.
Category: /Science & Technology/Biology
Details: Words: 1433 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
This essay dicusses the cause, effects, and prevention of acid rain.
Category: /Science & Technology/Biology
Details: Words: 1433 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Acid Rain is rainfall that has a pH of less than 5.6. Acid Rain, a major pollution factor in today's society damages everything in its path. For the last ten years acid rain has brought destruction over all the domesticated continents. Acid Rain is formed when oxides of nitrogen and sulfite combine with moisture in the atmosphere to make nitric and sulfuric acids. These acids can be carried far from their origins. For example, if formed
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humans inhale the pollutants. Governments have passed laws to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, but it is no use unless people start to work together in stopping the release of these pollutants. If the acid rain destroys our environment, eventually it will destroy us as well.
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