1 Acid Rain – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
- Author: dec.ny.gov
- Published Date: 07/02/2022
- Review: 4.88 (911 vote)
- Summary: Acid deposition forms when sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) combine with moisture in the atmosphere to produce sulfuric acid and nitric acid
- Matching search results: Human Health – Walking in acid rain is no more dangerous to people than walking in non-acid rain. However, the pollutants that cause acid rain can be harmful to people. SO2 and NO2 can react in the atmosphere to form fine sulfate and nitrate …
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2 Long-term study shows acid pollution in rain decreases with emissions
- Author: news.illinois.edu
- Published Date: 07/25/2022
- Review: 4.67 (502 vote)
- Summary: · “We still have acid rain,” Lehmann said. “Yes, the trend is down, and we should celebrate that, but it’s still a problem
- Matching search results: The deposition program continues to monitor sulfur and nitrogen compounds in rain. Although acidic precipitation has decreased, it has not disappeared, particularly remaining prevalent across the eastern U.S. In addition, the program has expanded …
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3 Sour Showers: Acid Rain Returns-This Time It Is Caused by Nitrogen Emissions
- Author: scientificamerican.com
- Published Date: 05/18/2022
- Review: 4.42 (387 vote)
- Summary: · But unlike the first round, in which sulfur emissions from power plants mixed with rain to create sulfuric acid, the current problem stems
- Matching search results: “Both are strong acids, and both create serious problems for the environment,” says William Schlesinger, president of the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y. Acid rain degrades cement and limestone as well as leaches critical …
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4 Acid rain facts and information – National Geographic
- Author: nationalgeographic.com
- Published Date: 05/08/2022
- Review: 4.37 (284 vote)
- Summary: · Acid rain describes any form of precipitation that contains high levels of nitric and sulfuric acids. It can also occur in the form of snow,
- Matching search results: Acid rain problems will persist as long as fossil fuel use does, and countries such as China that have relied heavily on coal for electricity and steel production are grappling with those effects. One study found that acid rain in China may have …
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5 Acid Rain and Our Ecosystem
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- Author: smithsonianmag.com
- Published Date: 08/23/2022
- Review: 4.19 (543 vote)
- Summary: · As the scientific evidence linking acid rain to power plant emissions and ecological damage mounted, battles erupted among industry, scientists
- Matching search results: These far-reaching effects illustrate the profound impact air pollution can have on the land. But the story of acid rain is also a tale of how understanding air pollution can lead to solutions. Due to overwhelming scientific evidence linking power …
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6 Acid Rain and Water Completed
- Author: usgs.gov
- Published Date: 04/06/2022
- Review: 3.83 (205 vote)
- Summary: · Depending on where you live, maybe you’ve heard of acid rain. Now, acid rain is not pure acid falling from the sky, but rather it is
- Matching search results: Stone weathers (deteriorates) as part of the normal geologic cycle through natural chemical, physical, and biological processes when it is exposed to the environment. This weathering process, over hundreds of millions of years, turned the …
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7 Whatever Happened to Acid Rain?
- Author: acsh.org
- Published Date: 01/12/2022
- Review: 3.62 (408 vote)
- Summary: · Acid rain can create highly acidic soils, adversely affecting the growth of forests and crops. Acidic waters can result in the death of fish and
- Matching search results: But the issue seems to have disappeared since that time. Is the reason for this that we actually solved a pressing environmental problem, or did acid rain simply get pushed down the priority list as new, more urgent environmental issues came to the …
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8 What made the acid rain myth finally evaporate?
- Author: irishtimes.com
- Published Date: 11/19/2021
- Review: 3.49 (317 vote)
- Summary: · DR WILLIAM REVILLE UNDER THE MICROSCOPEWhatever happened to acid rain? Back in the 1970s and 1980s it was killing our forests,
- Matching search results: Acid rain was dealt with in the 1980s and 1990s. By switching from coal to gas and installing “scrubbers” to clean up power station and factory emissions, huge reductions were made in acid rain pollution in Europe. Catalytic convertors on car …
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9 Whatever Happened to Acid Rain?
- Author: slate.com
- Published Date: 03/25/2022
- Review: 3.26 (224 vote)
- Summary: · Problem solved, right? Not so fast. Rain in the eastern United States is still relatively acidic. As you can see on this map from 2007,
- Matching search results: A recent joint report (PDF) from the Nature Conservancy and the Cary Institute also stressed the importance of setting and implementing critical loads for SO2 and NOx, as well as establishing more comprehensive, integrated air pollution monitoring …
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