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Acid Rain: Causes and Effects of SO2 by Mian Ahmed Shah is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Acid rain occurs when rainwater falls to the earth with a pH lower than 5.6 due to increased levels of oxides of nitrogen and sulfur in the atmosphere from human activities like burning fossil fuels. These oxides react with water and oxygen in the air to form acids that fall to earth in rain, snow, or fog. Acid rain harms plants, aquatic life, infrastructure, and leaches metals into drinking water supplies. It can be controlled by reducing sulfur dioxide emissions from coal power plants through scrubbing ex
- Author
- Mian Ahmed Shah
- Language
- EN