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ACID RAIN

What causes it?. What is it?. ACID RAIN. How does it affect us?. Can we help?. How does it hurt our planet?. What is Acid Rain?. “Acid rain” is precipitation that contains a high amount of poisonous chemicals from the air Acid rain can land in the form of rain, fog, snow, dust, and smoke.

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ACID RAIN

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  1. What causes it? What is it? ACID RAIN How does it affect us? Can we help? How does it hurt our planet?

  2. What is Acid Rain? “Acid rain” is precipitation that contains a high amount of poisonous chemicals from the air Acid rain can land in the form of rain, fog, snow, dust, and smoke

  3. What Causes Acid Rain? Acid rain is a problem caused by pollution Acid Rain Air pollution

  4. How Does It Affect Us? You Are Here!

  5. How Does It Affect Us? Small, poisonous particles from acid rain can be inhaled into our lungs This can lead to: Sickness Heart and Lung Disorders: Asthma Bronchitis

  6. How Does It Hurt Our Planet? Forests - Weakens trees, damages leaves, poisons the soil

  7. How Does It Hurt Our Planet? Buildings and Statues - Corrodes metals, deteriorates paint and stone (statues)

  8. Can We Help? How to Reduce Acid Rain: Turn off the lights when you leave a room Only use electric appliances when you need them

  9. Can We Help? Carpool Ride a bus or train Bicycle or walk instead of driving

  10. Can We Help? Drive cars that don’t make the air as dirty Use less air conditioning

  11. Step Up to Acid Rain Solutions ? Acid Rain Air pollution

  12. We Can All Help to Reduce Acid Rain!

  13. Ozone and the Clean Air Act Step Up To Solutions

  14. People driving everywhere Farmers use chemicals to keep bugs/pests away Using electricity People using products made by VOC and NOx producing industries Problems that Cause the Problems that Cause the Problem

  15. VOCs: petroleum products (vehicle fuels); Chemicals in paints, solvents, pesticides, etc.; (chemicals), Industry NOxcomes from burning fuel: Power plants, Vehicles, Industrial/Commercial Fuel Combustion Problems that Cause the Problem

  16. Ozone down near earth’s surface (air pollution): SMOG What is ozone? Product of chemical reaction between nitrogen oxides and VOCs in the presence of sunlight. The Problem

  17. Breathing problems Makes it hard to exercise outside Kills plants Less crops = less food Trees dying = less O2 production, more CO2 in atmosphere global warming Farmers produce less, make less money Problems Caused by the Problem

  18. Clean Air Act – sets limits to VOC and NOx emissions from vehicles and industry Alternative fuel sources Removing VOCs from products Carpooling, public transportations, etc. Solutions

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