Acid rain

Acid rain results in many ecological effects, with the most severe of these affects being its impact on lakes, streams, and aquatic environments in general. It negatively affects marine life, because acid rain makes waters acidic, causing the absorption of Aluminum; which is a combination that threatens some aquatic animals. As the acidity of water increases, the number of fish and marine animals in general decline. Although, there are some species that are able to survive in acidic water,…

What is acid rain? Acid rain is a form of deposition in which chemicals with an acidic pH level are taken out of the atmosphere through precipitation. When we pollute the air by burning fossil fuels, we create different chemicals that end up in our atmosphere. A few of these have chemical reactions with the water in clouds, and form (depending on the chemical) sulfurous and nitrous acids. When it rains, this acid is taken back to the ground. While pure water has a neutral pH level of 7,…

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…

Abstract This experiment investigates the effect that acid rain (simulated by altering the pH of the water using 0.5 molar Hydrochloric acid) has on the photosynthetic rate of the aquatic plant Egeria densa. For this experiment I used a dissolved oxygen probe to measure the dissolved oxygen content of the water with an altered pH. By tracking the dissolved oxygen content of the water I was able to monitor the photosynthetic rates of the plants with the knowledge that high levels of dissolved…

This lab report is over the effects of acid rain on plant germination and growth. Testing was done to see the acid rain had an effect on the radish seed germination and growth of the radish plant. Radish plants, also known as raphanus sativus, a cultigen plants. This means that the radishes have become what they are now, due to selective breeding over the course of thousands of years. “Grown worldwide for its fleshy, edible taproot, radish is thought to have originated in the eastern…

experiment: soil with a base vs. acid rain, who will reign? Acid rain affects plant growth, yet does adding a base to the soil combat the acid rain effects? In my experiment the two competitors will battle it out to see plant height, germination (the development of a plant), and pods produced. If I have three plants in soil with a bases 9, 11, and 14, then I predict the plant in the pot with the base 9 will show the best germination, plant height, and pods produced. Acid rain occurs when air…

The Effects of Acid Rain in the Temperate Deciduous Forest The temperate deciduous forest has many environmental threats, such as deforestation, introduction of non-native species, overgrazing, and much more. One prominent issue, other than the cutting down of trees, is the constant occurrence of acid rain and pollutants in the air. Acid rain is essentially rainfall made acidic due to atmospheric pollution that causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes. The main cause of this…

For many years initially in the 1980’s as the result of air pollution the concern of acid rain came to great attention. Even though there were procedures in order to reduce these emissions we are still facing the effects today. As you already may know, the major release of this air pollution is because sadfof the burning of fossil fuels alongside all the chemicals produced with it. Car exhausts burn petrol and the smoke that is released doesn’t just simply disappear and the sooty grey particles…

How will acid rain affect the growth of seed development of Brassica rapa (mustard plant)? If we pour acid rain on a plant then it won’t grow and there will be the same amount of seeds because the acid poisons the plant and kills it. Based off of the results I recieved after doing the experiment, my hypothesis rejects the data and is the complete opposite. I made this hypothesis based off of all the harsh effects that acid has on things, but in this case I was proved wrong. During this…

In this experiment, we added different types of liquid to stimulate acid rain, in order to determine the growth of crops when affected by different strengths of acid rain. My hypothesis was that if the liquid was less acidic, then the crops would be able to grow more effectively. My prediction was that water would grow the crops the tallest, that apple cider vinegar would grow the crops the shortest, and that white vinegar would grow the crops in the middle. Furthermore, my hypothesis was proven…