Pollution Prevention

animals, plants, soil, and more. It is a problem that cannot be ignored or it might have

catastrophic results on our environment. Acid rain is caused by air pollution, which is due

to man-made actions. Scientists have discovered that air pollution from the burning of

fossil fuels is the major cause of acid rain.

Power plants and factories burn coal and oil, which is used to produce the

electricity we need to heat and light our homes and to run our electric appliances. We

also burn natural gas, coal, and oil to heat our homes, and our cars, trucks, boats, and

airplanes use gasoline to run, which is another fossil fuel. The smoke and fumes from

burning fossil fuels rise into the atmosphere and combine with the moisture in the air to

form acid rain. The main chemicals in air pollution that create acid rain are sulfur dioxide

and nitrogen oxides. Acid rain usually forms high in the clouds where sulfur dioxide and

nitrogen oxides react with water, oxygen, and oxidants. This forms a mild solution of

sulfuric acid and nitric acid. Sunlight then increases the rate of these reactions. Rainwater,

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