Acidic rain plays a key role in how rapidly things erode and die in our environment whether people notice it or not. Many are uneducated on this topic which makes it more dangerous to us and our surroundings. Not only can this toxic water effect trees and animals, but also buildings, statues, and even cars (webprojects.edu, 1). Acid rain is something humans should be concerned about in the twenty-first century due to our advancements in technology. The majority of the United States suffer from acid rain and as a result, many communities are impacted making water unsuitable for drinking and the environment around them damaged. Despite the fact that many people think acid rain isn’t a big threat to the world, damages caused by acid rain can be
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But acid rain doesn’t just affect one tree, it can influence the growth, injury, and death of an entire forest (epa.gov, 1). Someone with little knowledge on this topic might ask, “how can rain even damage a tree so badly to point where it dies”. Well, because acidic rain has a pH of about 2 ( pH levels can be judged on a scale from 0 to 14, where 0 is considered most acidic, therefore placing acidic rain to be very acidic; comparable to lemon juice) it can break apart the protective coating on leaves which leaves them injured and making it incapable of photosynthesising properly (webprojects.com, 1). Forests and trees are considered to be very valuable to our environment and acidic rain is causing them die off faster, leaving us with limited resources of oxygen, wood, paper, …show more content…
It can be caused by human activities like coal-burning power plants, factories, and automobiles, which means with just a little commitment, humans can help reduce the effect of acid rain. Although there are other ways acid rain is produced like from volcanic eruption, human activities create a bigger effect on how much is actually produced. To prevent acid rain from greatly increasing humans can help to reduce emissions. Sulphur can be washed out of smoke, for example, by spraying a mixture of water and powdered limestone into a smokestack. Another way to preserve the amount of acid rain produced is to fill cars with catalytic converters which can remove three of the dangerous chemicals from exhaust
But acid rain doesn’t just affect one tree, it can influence the growth, injury, and death of an entire forest (epa.gov, 1). Someone with little knowledge on this topic might ask, “how can rain even damage a tree so badly to point where it dies”. Well, because acidic rain has a pH of about 2 ( pH levels can be judged on a scale from 0 to 14, where 0 is considered most acidic, therefore placing acidic rain to be very acidic; comparable to lemon juice) it can break apart the protective coating on leaves which leaves them injured and making it incapable of photosynthesising properly (webprojects.com, 1). Forests and trees are considered to be very valuable to our environment and acidic rain is causing them die off faster, leaving us with limited resources of oxygen, wood, paper, …show more content…
It can be caused by human activities like coal-burning power plants, factories, and automobiles, which means with just a little commitment, humans can help reduce the effect of acid rain. Although there are other ways acid rain is produced like from volcanic eruption, human activities create a bigger effect on how much is actually produced. To prevent acid rain from greatly increasing humans can help to reduce emissions. Sulphur can be washed out of smoke, for example, by spraying a mixture of water and powdered limestone into a smokestack. Another way to preserve the amount of acid rain produced is to fill cars with catalytic converters which can remove three of the dangerous chemicals from exhaust