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ACID RAIN AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON HUMANS. PRESENTED BY AARON A. MCCLOUD. What’s Acid Rain. "Acid rain" is a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition (deposited material) from the atmosphere.
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ACID RAIN AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON HUMANS PRESENTED BY AARON A. MCCLOUD
What’s Acid Rain • "Acid rain" is a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition (deposited material) from the atmosphere. • Acid rain is caused when pollutants from vehicles business and factories combine with storm clouds in the sky . • When these storm clouds precipitate in the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet the liquid released becomes acidic.
How does acid rain impact humans • Acid rain looks, feels, and tastes just like clean rain. The harm to people from acid rain is not direct. • The pollutants that cause acid rain—sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides—do the damage to human health. • These gases interact in the atmosphere to form fine sulfate and nitrate particles. Many scientific studies have identified a relationship between elevated levels of fine particles and increased illness.