| The term 'acid rain' is commonly used to
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| | and other aquatic animals. At pHs lower
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| mean the deposition of acid component in
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| | than 5 most fish eggs will not hatch and
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| rain, snow, fog, dew, or dry particles.
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| | lower pHs can kill adult fish. As lakes
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| They are the result of air pollution.
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| | become more acidic biodiversity is
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| When any type of fuel is burnt, lots of
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| | reduced. Acid rain has eliminated insect
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| different chemicals are produced. The
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| | life and some fish species.
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| smoke that comes from a fire or the fumes
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| | Soil biology can also be seriously
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| that come out of a car exhaust don't just
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| | damaged by acid rain. Some tropical
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| contain the sooty grey particles that you
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| | microbes can quickly consume acids but
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| can see - they also contains lots of
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| | other microbes are unable to tolerate low
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| invisible gases. Some of these gases
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| | pHs and are killed. The hydronium ions of
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| (especially nitrogen oxides and sulphur
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| | acid rain also mobilize toxins and leach
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| dioxide) react with the tiny droplets of
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| | away essential nutrients and minerals of
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| water in clouds to form sulphuric and
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| | the soil. The effects of acid rain can
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| nitric acids. The rain from these clouds
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| | last for generations, as the effects of
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| then falls as very weak acid - which is
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| | pH level change can stimulate the
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| why it is known as "acid rain".
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| | continued leaching of undesirable
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| Acid rain has an adverse effect on
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| | chemicals into otherwise pristine water
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| forest, freshwater and soil, killing off
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| | sources, killing off vulnerable insect
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| insects and aquatic life forms as well as
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| | and fish species and blocking efforts to
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| causing damage to building and having
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| | restore native life.
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| possible impact on human health.
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| | On human health, acid rain have been
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| It is thought that acid rain can cause
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| | shown to cause illness and premature
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| tree to grow more slowly or even to die.
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| | deaths. Acid rain can also cause damage
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| As it falls on a forest it trickles
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| | to certain building materials and
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| through the leaves of the trees and run
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| | historical monuments. Acid rain can cause
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| down into the soil below. Some of it find
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| | weathering on ancient and valuable
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| its way into streams and then on into the
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| | statues and has caused considerable
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| river and lakes, thus effecting its
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| | damage. This is because the sulfuric acid
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| creatures.
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| | in the rain chemically reacts with the
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| On other hand acid rain can affect trees
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| | calcium compounds in the stones
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| by dissolving and washing way the
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| | (limestone, sandstone, marble and
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| nutrients and minerals in the soil which
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| | granite) to create gypsum, which then
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| help in their growth. It is one of the
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| | flakes off. This is also commonly seen on
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| major causes of the release of harmful
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| | old gravestones where the acid rain can
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| substances such as aluminum into the
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| | cause the inscription to become
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| soil. Somewhere, acid rain wear away the
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| | completely illegible. Acid rain also
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| waxy protective coating of leaves,
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| | causes an increased rate of oxidation for
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| damaging them and preventing them from
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| | iron. Visibility is also reduced by
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| being able to photosynthesize properly.
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| | sulfate and nitrate in the atmosphere.
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| On lakes and river water, acid rain has a
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