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Acid Rain

Acid Rain. By HO Pui Sing Wong Yu Fai. Content. Definition of Acid Rain Damage of Acid Rain Formation of Acid Rain Sources of Pollutants Solutions References. Definition of Acid Rain. Normal pH value of Rain is 5.6 pH value < 5.6. Acid Rain. Definition:.

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Acid Rain

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  1. Acid Rain By HO Pui Sing Wong Yu Fai

  2. Content • Definition of Acid Rain • Damage of Acid Rain • Formation of Acid Rain • Sources of Pollutants • Solutions • References

  3. Definition of Acid Rain • Normal pH value of Rain is 5.6 • pH value < 5.6 Acid Rain Definition: All forms of precipitation, snow, rain, hail or dust particles, that contain a degree of acidity higher than those which normally occur in nature.

  4. Damage of Acid Rain • Soil • Forests / vegetation • Aquatic organisms • Ancient Buildings • Buildings • Human health

  5. Soil • Soils can be damaged by removing needed nutrients and dissolving toxic heavy metals from the soil. • Not Suitable for farming

  6. Forests / Vegetation • Acid rain can damage the foliage of trees (leaves etc.), and retard their growth. • Metals such as aluminum can get into the roots of plants and prevent the uptake of other important nutrients.

  7. Aquatic organisms • Increasing the concentration of toxic heavy metals in surface waters. • Acidification can hinder the ability of aquatic organisms to reproduce. • Ecosystem will be collapse.

  8. Healthy Acidize

  9. Ancient Buildings • Damage of Ancient Buildings

  10. Buildings • Construction materials such as limestone, marble and sandstone can also be damaged by acid rain, resulting in eroded buildings and monuments. • Value loss

  11. Tai Kwok Tsui Tai Po Old Market

  12. Human Health • Acid rain can aggravate respiratory ailments such as bronchitis and asthma. • Drinking water which contains higher levels of toxic metals

  13. Formation of Acid Rain

  14. Formation of Acid Rain

  15. Sources of Pollutants • SO2, CO2, NOx • Fossil Combustion Air Pollution Human-related phenomenon.

  16. Solutions • Legislation and Punishment • Technology improvement • Low sulphur content fuel • Improve the efficient of machines • Filtering system • Alternate energy • Energy Conservation • Change life style • Education

  17. Reference • http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/acidrain.html • http://www.iclei.org/efacts/acidrain.htm • http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/9111/DOC.HTML#INTROEFFECT • http://eces.org/gallery/airgfx/air65.shtml • http://hikingthecarolinas.com/photo1.htm • http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/index.html • http://www.corbis.com

  18. The End

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