10 facts about Acid Rains
1. Acid rain is known as a rain or any other precipitation that contains high levels of hydrogen ions with low pH. Acid rain is scientifically defined as a deposition of wet (rain, snow, sleet, fog and cloudwater, dew) and dry (acidifying particles and gases) acidic components.
2. Acid rain is pretty harmful for plants, sea animals and infrastructure.
3. Considerable emissions of sulfur, nitrogen, and carbon react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids.
4. Acid rains are mostly caused by such human activities as electricity generation, factories, and motor vehicles. Acid rains can be caused also by lightning strikes and volcano eruptions.
5. Robert Angus Smith was the first to demonstrate the correlation between acid rain and atmospheric pollution in Manchester, England.
6. In 1960s scientist began studying the phenomenon of acid rain.
7. The term “acid rain” appeared in 1972.
8. Industrial acid rain is a considerable problem in China, Russia and also Europe.
9. Some acid rains increase to a Ph Value of 4.
10. Its necessary to reduce emissions in order to solve the problem of acid rains.
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