The first effect is acidification. Because of the chemical reaction‚ sulfuric acid with cloud start to rain‚ called acid rain. The acid rain can harm vegetation and water life‚ and harm the food chain indirectly. In addition‚ some buildings and machines are damaged by acid rain because the acid does huge damage on the surface of metal. Many factories and house spend million dollars on preventing the damage from acid rain. Therefore‚ acidification is the first effects of air pollution. The second
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trees which are disappearing. Every rain-forest also contains millions of animals‚ insects and flowers. These are destroyed‚ too. Is there any solution? Governments in rain-forest countries need to plan and work together. They should protect certain areas and plant new forests. Cars and factories are very dirty. They can also be dangerous for people‚ wildlife and environment. One of Europe and North America’s most serious pollution problems is ‘acid rain’. This happens when factories send gases
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Environment issues in Europe Air pollution‚ acid rain‚ and the disaster at Chernobyl have weakened or almost destroyed the natural environment in Europe. All of these have caused major concern and actions in Europe. People being scared if they go outside they might die. All this because of pollution; pollution is powerful and very dangerous. Air pollution is one of the environmental hardships Europe has to face. Air pollution is caused by power plants‚ and traffic; pumping fossil fuel into the
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cause air pollution. The major air pollutants are acid rain‚ smog‚ fly ash‚ and indoor air pollutants. Acid rain is caused by when exhaust from burning fossil fuels combine with water vapor in the atmosphere and falls as rain or snow. Acid rain causes extensive damage to water‚ forest‚ soil‚ resources‚ and even human health. Many lakes and streams have been contaminated by acid rain and this had lead to a diminished population of fish. Acid rain has lead to the international limitations of sulphur
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Atmospheric Issues Anita Curcio SCI / 275 04/27/2013 Maria West Atmospheric Issues "Acid rain" is a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition (deposited material) from the atmosphere containing higher than normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids. The precursors‚ or chemical forerunners‚ of acid rain formation result from both natural sources‚ such as volcanoes and decaying vegetation‚ and man-made sources‚ primarily emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides
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amount of various metals and minerals. When these metals come in contact with acid rain there can be some harmful chemical reactions. These reactions can lead to soil erosion. Acid rains are known to reduce the fertility of the soil‚ leaving the land barren. Harmful acids can also reduce the amount of soil micro organisms which perform important job of breaking down the dead and decayed plants and other beings. Rainfall: Acid soils are most often found in areas of high rainfall. Excess rainfall leaches
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broken down further into primary and secondary pollutants. A primary pollutant is something that stems directly from a source such as volcanic ash or vehicle emissions. A secondary pollutant forms when two pollutants react in the atmosphere such as acid rain. The first type of air pollutant to discuss is the burning of fossil fuels. Living in Southern California smog is a fact of life for many of us. Smog stems directly from the burning of fossil fuels from sources such as vehicle emissions and industrial
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AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATIC CHANGES Introduction: Air pollution is actually the addition of any harmful substances to the atmosphere‚ which causes the damaging of the environment‚ human health and the quality of life. Air pollution has been a serious problem throughout the history. This can have series effect on the health of human beings. Every day‚ the average person inhales about 20‚000 liters of air. Every time when we breathe in we inhale dangerous substances. These dangerous substances can
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Knowing Exposure Risks Important to Saving Structures from Wildfires Sep. 4‚ 2013 — A recent study of one of California’s most devastating wildland fires by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) strongly suggests that measures for reducing structural damage and property loss from wildland urban interface (WUI) fires are most effective when they are based on accurate assessments of exposure risks both for individual structures and the community
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until it rains and they have to hide. When it rains there could be days where they can’t get to the desktop‚ during this time it’s and all out war. The acid rain is given off by the desktop when it gets a little over-heated. This heat causes the desktop to sweat which condenses into the acid rain. When it is raining the biotic factors hide under the desk to avoid‚ shorting their circuits and rusting. Unfortunately‚ sometimes the abiotic factors get left behind to fend for themselves in the rain. Though
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