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Acid Rain

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1. Lime is basic, and it will neutralize the acid in the lake. A smokestack scrubber contains catalysts and other chemicals that help pull harmful substances out of the smoke before it's expelled into the atmosphere. This won't reduce the acidity of the lake right away, but it will reduce the amount of acid rain. Over time, the lake will slowly lose its acidity.

Liming of acid lakes is the common solution to the problem. But it is only a temporary fix of the result of the problem. This is like taking an aspirin tablet to cure a headache, when the real problem is a brain tumor. The cause of the problem is not addressed. CLEAN-FLO International has engineered and developed a complete lake restoration program designed to reverse the acidification of lakes. This process not only removes the acids as they come into the acid lakes from rain and groundwater, but also prevents the production of acids at the bottom of lakes. Liming temporarily neutralizes lakes, but does nothing about these two causes of the problem. The problem soon returns.

2. The prevailing winds across North America run west to east. So, the air blowing into Western Canada is from the ocean or Alaska. But, the wind blowing into Eastern Canada is from the central part of Canada and the US, where there's a lot of industry, cars, etc., tha0t01 generate the pollutants that cause acid rain. Also More larger cities and factories in the east. Plus a higher population

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