Is there a link between acid rain and the decline of mushrooms.?
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The rain become more acidic from falling through air pollutants and dissolving them, primarily sulfur dioxide.Combination of wet deposition from the atmosphere of droplets of sulfuric acid and nitric acid dissolved in rain and snow and dry deposition from the atmosphere of particles of sulfate and nitrate salts. These acids and salts are formed when water vapor in the air reacts with the air pollutants sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide(NO2).\n\nBecause of these ingredients, the acid rain can effect the mushroom's growth or development. In certain spesies, such as Amanita muscaria. the acid rain can inhibiting the production of the mushroom's mycelia.\n\nIn fact, according to recent report in Europe, mushroom's population is decreasing in the past 50 years, specificly in 10 of 18 countries.
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There are lots.  I can't name any specific ones right now.\nOne group in general that is facing decline are frogs.  Many of the worlds frogs are going extinct, as frogs are very sensitive to changes in their environment.\n\nhttp://www.globalamphibians.org/
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It appears as though man has decreased the productivity of the oceans, by runoff of fertilizers and pollutants. Many places like Newfoundland's Grand Banks and the Chesapeake Bay have suffered disasterous declines in productivity. \n\nMan might have also changed the carbon dioxide and dust content of the atmosphere, which might contribute to climate change. Man definitely introduced CFCs into the atmosphere, which has enhanced the size and severity of the springtime ozone holes at the poles.
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by what i have heard its found in dirt. it could be something due to hygiene. They found in the study that the people using the bauch and lombe (moisture lock)were acquiring the fungus so these were being removed from stores.
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I live near Effingham and judge when the mushrooms are out by the number of cars parked next to the road in the timber on my way home from work.  Thus far I have seen none.  I will update you if the situation changes
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Acid rain occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are emitted into the atmosphere, undergo chemical transformations and are absorbed by water droplets in clouds. The droplets then fall to earth as rain, snow, or sleet. This can increase the acidity of the soil, and affect the chemical balance of lakes and streams. [1]. Acid rain is sometimes used more generally to include all forms of acid deposition - both wet deposition, where acidic gases and particles are removed by rain or other precipitation, and dry deposition removal of gases and particles to the Earth's surface in the absence of precipitation.[2]\n\nAcid rain is defined as any type of precipitation with a pH that is unusually low (Brimblecombe, 1996). Dissolved carbon dioxide dissociates to form weak carbonic acid giving a pH of approximately 5.6 at typical atmospheric concentrations of CO2 (Seinfeld and Pandis, 1998). Therefore a pH of <5.6 has sometimes been used as a definition of acid rain [3]. However, natural sources of acidity mean that in remote areas, rain has a pH which is between 4.5 and 5.6 with an average value of 5.0 and so rain with a pH <5 is a more appropriate definition [4].\n\nAcid rain accelerates weathering in carbonate rocks and accelerates building weathering. It also contributes to acidic rivers, streams, and damage to trees at high elevation. Efforts to combat this phenomenon are ongoing.\n\nContents [hide]\n1 History and trends \n2 Emissions of chemicals leading to acidification \n2.1 Natural emissions \n2.2 Human emissions \n2.3 Gas phase chemistry \n2.4 Chemistry in cloud droplets \n3 Aerosol formation \n4 Acid deposition \n4.1 Wet deposition \n4.2 Dry deposition \n5 Adverse effects \n5.1 Effects on lake ecology \n5.2 Effects of acid rain on soil chemistry \n5.3 Effects of acid rain on soil biology \n5.4 Other adverse effects \n6 Prevention methods \n6.1 Technical solutions \n6.2 International treaties \n6.3 Emissions trading \n7 References \n8 External links \n9 See also \n \n\n\n[edit]\nHistory and trends\nAcid rain was first reported in Manchester, England, which was an important city during the Industrial Revolution. In 1852, Robert Angus Smith found the relationship between acid rain and atmospheric pollution. The term "acid rain" was used for the first time by him in 1872 (Seinfeld and Pandis, 1998).\n\nThough acid rain was discovered in 1852, it wasn't until the late 1960s that scientists began widely observing and studying the phenomenon. Canadian Harold Harvey was among the first to research a "dead" lake. Public awareness of acid rain in the U.S increased in the 1990s after the New York Times promulgated reports from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire of the myriad deleterious environmental effects demonstrated to result from it.\n\nEvidence for an increase in the levels of acid rain comes from analysing layers of glacial ice. These show a sudden decrease in pH from the start of the industrial revolution of 6 to 4.5 or 4. Other information has been gathered from studying organisms known as diatoms which inhabit ponds. Over the years these die and are deposited in layers of sediment on the bottoms of the ponds. Diatoms thrive in certain pHs, so the numbers of diatoms found in layers of increasing depth give an indication of the change in pH over the years.\n\nSince the industrial revolution, emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides to the atmosphere have increased. Industrial and energy-generating facilities that burn fossil fuels, primarily coal, are the principal sources of increased sulfur oxides. Occasional pH readings of well below 2.4 (the acidity of vinegar) have been reported in industrialized areas. These sources, plus the transportation sector, are the major originators of increased nitrogen oxides.\n\nThe problem of acid rain not only has increased with population and industrial growth, but has become more widespread. The use of tall smokestacks to reduce local
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Mushrooms are a fungus and fungus spreads via spores
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I did a demonstration on the affects of acid rain on plants once.  I used 5 identical, healthy house plants and watered them everyday with varying ratios of a water:vinegar mixture.  Pure water, 5 parts water:1 part vinegar, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4 and so on.  I recorded my observations each day for 10 days.  The impact that the acidity had on the plants with high vinegar ratios was pretty neat to watch and document.  You of course would have to explain how the vinegar acted like acid rain would but there are plenty of resources for this on the net.
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It's also probably quite acidic, since there are alot of pine trees around.
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B - Habitat degradation would be the closest I would say. \n\nBut, environmental degradation would be a better answer:\nIt is related to the deterioration of the environment both in terms of quantity and extinction of some wildlife species and quality like air, water or land pollution.
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Holocene Soil Development on Till and Outwash Inferred from Lake-Sediment Geochemistry in Michigan and Wisconsin \nAuthors: Ewing H.A.1; Nater E.A.2\nSource: Quaternary Research, Volume 57, Number 2, March 2002, pp. 234-243(10)\n\nParent material. Few soils weather directly from the underlying rocks. These "residual" soils have the same general chemistry as the original rocks. More commonly, soils form in materials that have moved in from elsewhere. Materials may have moved many miles or only a few feet. Windblown "loess" is common in the Midwest. It buries "glacial till" in many areas. Glacial till is material ground up and moved by a glacier. The material in which soils form is called "parent material." In the lower part of the soils, these materials may be relatively unchanged from when they were deposited by moving water, ice, or wind.\n\nSediments along rivers have different textures, depending on whether the stream moves quickly or slowly. Fast-moving water leaves gravel, rocks, and sand. Slow-moving water and lakes leave fine textured material (clay and silt) when sediments in the water settle out.\n\nClimate. Soils vary, depending on the climate. Temperature and moisture amounts cause different patterns of weathering and leaching. Wind redistributes sand and other particles especially in arid regions. The amount, intensity, timing, and kind of precipitation influence soil formation. Seasonal and daily changes in temperature affect moisture effectiveness, biological activity, rates of chemical reactions, and kinds of vegetation.\n\nTopography. Slope and aspect affect the moisture and temperature of soil. Steep slopes facing the sun are warmer, just like the south-facing side of a house. Steep soils may be eroded and lose their topsoil as they form. Thus, they may be thinner than the more nearly level soils that receive deposits from areas upslope. Deeper, darker colored soils may be expected on the bottom land.\n\nBiological factors. Plants, animals, micro-organisms, and humans affect soil formation. Animals and micro-organisms mix soils and form burrows and pores. Plant roots open channels in the soils. Different types of roots have different effects on soils. Grass roots are "fibrous" near the soil surface and easily decompose, adding organic matter. Taproots open pathways through dense layers. Micro-organisms affect chemical exchanges between roots and soil. Humans can mix the soil so extensively that the soil material is again considered parent material.\n\nThe native vegetation depends on climate, topography, and biological factors plus many soil factors such as soil density, depth, chemistry, temperature, and moisture. Leaves from plants fall to the surface and decompose on the soil. Organisms decompose these leaves and mix them with the upper part of the soil. Trees and shrubs have large roots that may grow to considerable depths.\n\nTime. Time for all these factors to interact with the soil is also a factor. Over time, soils exhibit features that reflect the other forming factors. Soil formation processes are continuous. Recently deposited material, such as the deposition from a flood, exhibits no features from soil development activities. The previous soil surface and underlying horizons become buried. The time clock resets for these soils. Terraces above the active floodplain, while genetically similar to the floodplain, are older land surfaces and exhibit more development features.\n\nThese soil forming factors continue to affect soils even on "stable" landscapes. Materials are deposited on their surface, and materials are blown or washed away from the surface. Additions, removals, and alterations are slow or rapid, depending on climate, landscape position, and biological activity.\n\nWhen mapping soils, a soil scientist looks for areas with similar soil-forming factors to find similar soils. The colors, texture, structure, and other properties are d
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That depends on where.  Most, if not all, chemical weathering is directly caused by water, so the rainiest month would do the most.
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Say you have a species of beetle.  There are two color types of the same beetle, say a lighter colored one, and it has a few darker colored beetles here and there.  The lighter colored beetles blend in better with their surroundings, so the darker colored beetles have a tendency to be picked off by birds or whatever.  Say a volcano erupts or something, and it causes a dark ash to settle all over everything, then the darker beetles will blend in more with the environment than the lighter ones, and then you have a population surge of darker beetles, because they are more suited to the environment.  Make sense?  I know what I'm talking about, I just can't describe it very well!
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During lightning storms, large amounts of nitrogen are oxidized and joined with water to produce an acid that falls to Earth in rainfall and deposits nitrates in the soil.
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When rain drops fall through the atmosphere CO2 becomes dissolved in the water. Dissolved CO2 makes water acidic.\nCO2 is a normal component of the Earth's atmosphere, thus the rain is considered naturally acidic.
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The Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York has been severely damaged by 'acid rain'. I'm sure there are other areas as well, but I can't say with certainty.
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Try the Canary Islands.Is there a website for Canary Islands mushroom farmers,markets,exports.   Try Googling it.