Air and water samples are collected and measured to determine the substances' pH and chemical composition. To be able to solve the acid rain problem, people need to understand how acid rain causes damage to the environment. It is also essential to understand what changes could be made to the air pollution sources that cause the problem...
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It is also essential to understand what changes could be made to the air pollution sources that cause the problem. This way, leaders and the society can make better decisions on how to control air pollution and therefore how to reduce - or even eliminate - acid rain. The acidification of lakes and streams is caused by acid rain...
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Acid Rain When a chemical in the air turns into a gas and evaporates, they mix with water vapor and cause acid rain. This rain is more acidic than normal because it contains sulfuric and nitric acid from the burning of coal and oil...	1 / 269
Acid Rain The pH scale begins at 0 and ends with 14. A reading lower than 7 is called acidic, and a reading higher than 7 is called basic. Seven is neutral. Normal rain is slightly acidic with a pH level of about 6...	2 / 517
Acid Rain Even though fuel combustion emitting sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) are higher in some areas, acid rain does not always occur near the source of the pollution...	1 / 233
Acid Rain The effects on lakes and streams are particularly bad because of the plant and animal life's sensitivity to acidification. Regions affected include: Adirondacks and Catskill Mountains in New York state, the mid-Appalachian highlands along the east coast, the upper Midwest, and mountainous areas of the Western United States...	4 / 961