Overview of Acid Rain

1. Overview of Acid Rain

2. Acid Rain Acid rain is rain consisting of water droplets that are unusually acidic because of atmospheric pollution - most notably the excessive amounts of sulfur and nitrogen released by cars and industrial processes. Acid rain is also called acid deposition because this term includes other forms of acidic precipitation such as snow.

3. How do we measure Acid Rain? Acid rain is rain consisting of water droplets that are unusually acidic because of atmospheric pollution - most notably the excessive amounts of sulfur and nitrogen released by cars and industrial processes. Acid rain is also called acid deposition because this term includes other forms of acidic precipitation such as snow.

4. Effects of Acid Rain • Acid rain can be carried great distances in the atmosphere, not just between countries but also from continent to continent. • The acid can also take the form of snow, mists and dry dusts. • The rain sometimes falls many miles from the source of pollution but wherever it falls it can have a serious effect on soil, trees, buildings and water.

5. Harmful effects of Acid Rain • Effect of acidic precipitation on soils and plant growth • Effect of acid rain on buildings and materials • Effect of acid rain on health • Control of Acid Rain

6. Impacts of Acid Rain Acid deposition, more commonly known as acid rain, results from man-made emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides through the burning of fossil fuels for energy and transportation. Acid rain has negative effects on the environment in which we live.