what problems does acid rain create?
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Acid rain has been shown to have adverse impacts on forests, freshwaters and soils, killing off insect and aquatic lifeforms as well as causing damage to buildings and having possible impacts on human health.\n\n\nSurface Waters and Aquatic Animals:\n\nBoth the lower pH and higher aluminium concentrations in surface water that occur as a result of acid rain can cause damage to fish and other aquatic animals. At pHs lower than 5 most fish eggs will not hatch and lower pHs can kill adult fish. As lakes become more acidic biodiversity is reduced. Acid rain has eliminated insect life and some fish species, including the brook trout in some Appalachian streams and creeks.\n\n\nSoils:\n\nSoil biology can be seriously damaged by acid rain. Some tropical microbes can quickly consume acids but other types of microbe are unable to tolerate low pHs and are killed. The enzymes of these microbes are denatured (changed in shape so they no longer function) by the acid. The hydronium ions of acid rain also mobilize toxins and leach away essential nutrients and minerals.\n\n\nForests and other vegetation:\n\nAcid rain can slow the growth of forests, cause leaves and needles to turn brown and fall off and die. In extreme cases trees or whole areas of forest can die. The death of trees is not usually a direct result of acid rain, often it weakens trees and makes them more susceptible to other threats. Damage to soils (see above) can also cause problems. High altitude forests are especially vulnerable as they are often surrounded by clouds and fog which are more acidic than rain.\n\nOther plants can also be damaged by acid rain but the effect on food crops is minimised by the application of fertilizers to replace lost nutrients. In cultivated areas, limestone may also be added to increase the ability of the soil to keep the pH stable, but this tactic is largely unusable in the case of wilderness lands. Acid Rain depletes minerals from the soil and then it stunts the growth of the plant.\n\n\nHuman health:\n\nSome scientists have suggested direct links to human health, but none have been proven. However, fine particles a large fraction of which are formed from the same gases as acid rain (sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide) have been shown to cause illness and premature deaths.\n\n\nOther adverse effects:\n\nAcid rain can also cause damage to certain building materials and historical monuments. Acid rain can cause erosion on ancient and valuable statues and has caused considerable damage. This is because the sulfuric acid in the rain chemically reacts with the calcium in the stones (limestone, sandstone, marble and granite) to create gypsum, which then flakes off. This is also commonly seen on old gravestones where the acid rain can cause the inscription to become completely illegible. Acid rain also causes an increased rate of oxidation for iron. Visibility is also reduced by sulfate and nitrate in the atmosphere.
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It is then Acid Rain. Not Good.
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Friction, Heat, Acid.
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The pH of acid rain can be anything less than the pH of normal rain, which actually tends to be around 5-6 (rather than 7 as you might expect).  There's no magic pH at which it becomes acid rain; it just depends on how much acid is around.  Sometimes the pH can be as low as 2, or even 1, other times it will be more like 3 or 4, it really just depends how much pollution there is.  If you want us to find the concentration of H+ in the acid rain, you have to tell us what pH you're thinking of!\n\nAs for the coffee thing, you should be able to figure that out yourself for any given pH using the formula pH = -log[H+] and solving for [H+].
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an event that is effecting the atmosphere today was the mass production of cars and industrial sites in the world. this is hurtin the atmoshperic ozone layer.the carbon monozide coming out of these things is whats doing all the damage
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even if the air isnt polluted, there is still carbon dioxide and water vapor in the air.  When carbon dioxide(CO2) and water(H2O) react in air, they form Carbonic Acid (H2CO3).  Since it is an acid, it is acidic
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Pollution can cause the following harms:\n1. Dust particles and smoke particles deposit themselves in the lungs and cause respiratory problems.\n2. Carbon monoxide react with the red blood cells to form carboxy haemoglobin. Then red blood cells loose the capacity to carry oxygen.\n3. Chlorofluorocarbons destroy the ozone layer and this in turn can cause skin cancer.\n4. Sulphur dioxide and nitric oxide dissolve in water to form acid rain. This acid rain destroys buildings and damages crops and trees.\n\nWell,that's all i have.Hope this bit of information helps you to get through your homework.\nAll the best.
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There is very little chance mainly due to Venus' atmosphere which is made up predminantly of Carbon Dioxide (98%) which creates a severe greenhouse effect, not to mention the fact that the sulphur content in the atmosphere creates acid rain at regular intervals.
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Naturally.  As long as pollution continues, the world logically will be more polluted every day.  The population grows exponentially, most of that population acquires a car, resulting in air and noise pollution.  The many natural disasters to recently grip the world (the Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, etc.) massively increase pollution by rupturing and spreading sewage pipes.  As more fuels are burned, acid rain is made, heavily polluting the water, along with runoff from more construction sites and pollutants from factories.  This in turn affects groundwater, polluting the soil.  As all of these causes increase with the population, so will pollution.
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I have the same problem! I was told that it has something to do with too much acid in your system. It's not harmful, but a doctor could help.
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Of course its bad... I mean it harms our lungs and it has carbon monoxide which can kill us by taking oxygen.\n\nAir pollution also causes Acid Rain and it harms the Ozone Layer. So with Air Pollution our lovely Earth's being destroyed.
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acid rain!!!! \n\nit is widely believed that the acid rain is the result of wash out from the atmosphere, of the "acid rain gases", namely sulphurdioxide and nitrogen oxides. \n\nboth wet and dry deposits corrode metallic structures and deteriorate the quality of paint. \n\nthe deposition is particularly harmful to stone buildings, statues and monument.
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river beds dry up\ncrops can be destroyed by parasites that thrive in heat\nshortage of water can cause heat strokes and dehydration in animals and people \nThe crime rate increases as people get agitated in extremes of heat
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The hydrolic cycle is the main cause of erosion.  Rain soaks into the ground.  To much rain can saturate the ground with water, and if there are not enough plants the rain soaked land can be too heavy and you will get mud slides.  Rain also forms runoff in the forms of streams, creeks, rivers and deltas.  Erosion occurs in all these forms of runoff.  It can be good because minerals are pulled from the dirt and redistributed for better farm land.  However erosion can also cause disasters like what happened in New Orleans after Katrina.  Erosion had caused the entire city to sink below sea level, so when the dikes collapsed the water flooded the city.
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the "rain" is sulfuric acid.
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Acid rain can cause erosion on ancient and valuable statues and has caused considerable damage. This is because the sulfuric acid in the rain chemically reacts with the calcium in the stones (lime stone, sandstone, marble and granite) to create gypsum, which then flakes off. This is also commonly seen on old gravestones where the acid rain can cause the inscription to become completely illegible.\n\nThe toxic ions released due to acid rain form the greatest threat to humans. Mobilized copper has been implicated in outbreaks of diarrhea/diarrhoea in young children and it is thought that water supplies contaminated with aluminium cause Alzheimer's disease.\n\nTrees are harmed by acid rain in a variety of ways. The waxy surface of leaves is broken down and nutrients are lost, making trees more susceptible to frost, fungi, and insects. Root growth slows and as a result fewer nutrients are taken up. Toxic ions are mobilized in the soil, and valuable minerals are leached away or (as in the case of phosphate) become bound to clay.\n\nAcid rain also causes an increased rate of oxidation for iron
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it can cause acid reflux