Acid Rain Sam Jacob 500 words Chemistry 7th Period Acid rain, also known as atmospheric pollution, is when deposition becomes acidic. This deposition can be carried by the wind of long distances and when gets wet, can be caught in the rain, therefore causing the rain to become acidic (Students). Acid rain can cause damage to many things, including trees, soils, paint, and some buildings (EPA). Because of the damage of acid rain, people need to take steps to prevent further damage and pollution causing
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Nick Pierson Period D Honors Earth and Space Science Purpose: to show how acid rain affects plants, and how we can reduce it’s effects Hypothesis: if our rain is acidic with a high pH, then it will harm my plants, affecting their growth and liveliness, especially since we are one of the highest rain pH level states. Acid Rain Experiments – Experiment 7 – Observing the Influence of Acid Rain on Plant Growth Acid rain most often damages plants by washing away nutrients and by poisoning the plants with
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Acid Rain Acid rain is a type, or form, of precipitate that includes unnaturally high levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). The cause of acidic rain is due to chemical reactions like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide released in the air. The reactions can climb high in the atmosphere. When this happens, these substances mix with oxygen, water, and other types of chemicals to create acidic pollutants, also identified as “acid rain”. This happens because
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Acid rain is an issue that occurs around the globe. This assignment will be discussing the pro and cons of nuclear power to answer the question "Should all coal-fired power stations in Australia be replaced with nuclear power stations to reduce the effects of acid rain?" Acid rain not only effects the environment but it also effects buildings and can have effects on humans. Acid rain is relevant in today's society as it is an issue throughout the whole world, food chains are being disrupted worldwide
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Acid rain harm or kill individual fish, reduce population numbers, completely eliminate species from a lake, and decrease biodiversity. The acid rain dissolve the aluminum from the watershed soil into the lakes or streams as it flows over it. Consequently, lake water with low pH (higher acidity) had an ability to release toxic elements and compounds from sediments into the water and more solubility, mobility of the toxic chemicals and heavy metals in the water. The water facility that had intake
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What is acid rain? Is a mixture of wet and dry deposition, from the atmosphere containing higher amounts of nitric and sulphuric acids. Wet deposition- This relies too acidic rain, fog and snow. If the acid chemicals in the air are blown into areas where the weather is wet, the acids can be in the form of rain, snow, fog, or mist. As this acidic water flows over and through the ground, it affects a variety of plants and animals. Dry deposition-In areas where the weather is dry, the acid chemicals
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What is the Effect of Acid Rain on Plant Growth? Introduction My topic is about how acid rain affects plant growth. My hypothesis is that the plant will grow faster with the distilled water. My research says that it won’t grow well with the acid rain. Acid Rain Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is usually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions. (“Acid Rain” Wikipedia) It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure
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Abstract: Acidification of rain -water is recognized as one of the most severe environmental problems brought forth by air pollution. Burning of fossil fuels, industrialization, and urbanization have been responsible for the increase in gaseous sulphur and nitrogen emissions in the atmosphere, which combine with water molecules to deploy acidic precipitation on vegetation. Acid rain has been known to contribute to altercations in plant species’ physiology and chemical makeup. Altercations include
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ACID RAIN REPORT ACID RAIN REPORT Today our society struggles with many things. Pollution is a large quantity of that struggle. It has gotten to the point where we have polluted the air and polluted the rain, making it a very dangerous situation. Although this acid rain only affects some parts of the world it is critical to try putting an end to this self-inflicted environmental disaster. Causes and parts of the world where it is most serious; Acid Rain is a mixture of wet and dry disposition
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HUI SHI Heather Frizzell ENG-111-32 27 Oct 2014 Acid rain The sky was wearing a blue coat, but humans are forced to give it on a blue coat; the earth had clear blood, but humans make it black, dirty and stinking, and his green coat was torn to rags. Did you hear that the sky is crying, and the earth is crying? All this is caused by acid rain. Acid rain exists in so many countries that become a common problem. So, what is acid rain? How does acid rain form? How does it affect the environment and our
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polluted or contaminated. When water is in the form of acid rain, it's not just bad water. It is destructive to everything it touches. The negative side to water is called acid rain. Acid rain is caused by a chemical reaction that occurs when toxic compounds are released into the air they mix and react with water and other chemicals in the atmosphere. This toxic mixture pours down over us causing devastating effects giving it the term acid rain. Large factories and car´s are to blame due to all
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The Effect of Acid Rain on Types of Building Materials The Board of Directors at the zoo want have statues in front of all the animals displaying what is in the exhibit. The zoo wants to have a scientist do a lab to find out which building material can last the longest with acid rain. A tremendous amount of structures are being caused damage from Acid Rain. Almost 1 million dollars are spent on cleanup and renovations of buildings because of the acid rain in connecticut. The acid rain in connecticut
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If we test the Conodoguinet Creek for signs of acid rain, eutrophication or other types of pollutions, then we will find that the creek is not polluted. The Conodoguinet Creek is used by many people in the community. Activities that it has been used for are kayaking, canoeing, fishing, and swimming. The creek is a big part of the Chesapeake Bay, because many tributaries feed into the Conodoguinet and then the creek flows right to the bay. The creek is home to many types of critters, and species of
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Acid Rain: The Optimal Approach Regulatory Approach I agree that command-and-control and market-based regulations have merit in dealing with acid rain. There are virtues and pitfalls to both regulatory approaches. The globalization of businesses has increased environmental awareness both at home and abroad. The trend for government agencies is a market based approach. Government agencies utilize market-based regulations due to increased flexibility and incentives to achieve environmental objectives
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ACID RAIN As kids our parents probably hadn’t herd of smog, ozone depletion, greenhouse gases or even acid rain. This is fairly new too our society, things could have been done but they haven’t, Acid rain is ruining wild life, animal species and humans, we are hurting our own bodies with the gases we let into the atmosphere. From trees too babies we are suffering. You’ll see how it happens what it does to wild life, how it affects us and how it affects the rest of the world. Acid rain
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Question Which substance acts as the best buffer against acid rain? Conclusion My hypothesis was correct – milk of magnesia did serve as the best buffer against acid rain out of the 3 substances. However, do I think farmers should use this to protect their crops from harmful acid rains? No, probably not. Although it did end up counteracting the acid, the thickness of the milk of magnesia ended up choking the leaves of the plant. Wherever the solution was poured on the leaves, it would create a brown
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Manessa Bobb Acid Rain Sci 275 August 13th, 2011 Acid rain is rain that is acidic due to certain pollutants in the air. The rain is unusually acidic because it contains elevated levels of hydrogen ions. Acid rain is a form of acid deposition, which can be found in a wet or dry form. Wet deposition can be anything from rain to sleet, snow, or fog. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen
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Question: How does acid rain affects shells on the beach? Hypothesis: If you put vinegar, as a supplement of acid, on shells over a period of time then each time you add vinegar the weight and mass of the shell will decrease because the acid will breakdown the shell. Methods: First collect a three one to two inch shell. Make sure you have a scale and zero it out with the plate you will be using. Take one shell and place it on a plate that will allow vinegar to spread out and not pool up eventually
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Acid Rain: The Southern Company (A) Case Analysis | Production Processes and Costs | | | | | Executive Summary In the year 1992, the Southern Company that held the Bowen plant, a coal-fired steam electric plant had to decide on the various options available to comply with the amendments in the Clean Air Act, effective 1995. The Bowen plant was an unusually large plant with a capacity to serve the residential, commercial and industrial demands of 1 million people. The Bowen
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have acid rain?’. We did this by using pH meters to measure the acidity of the soil of various places around the school. For each place, we took three readings, to reduce the affect of any anomalies, and for each measurement, we placed the pH meter approximately 2.5 centimetres into the soil. The results showed that St. Michaels could potentially have acid rain, but only in certain areas. To begin with, the first area measured, the rugby field, was not of the acidity expected of acid rain, and
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Acid and carbonate When a carbonate reacts with an acid, it gives off carbon dioxide gas. The products of the reaction between a carbonate and an acid are a salt, carbon dioxide and water. Calcium carbonate is a substance that is naturally found in the shells of a sea creature and snails. What salt do you think will be produced by the reaction of hydrochloric acid and carbonate? Hydrochloric acid + calcium carbonate calcium chloride + carbon dioxide + water Acid and Carbonate word equation:
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Chosen Topic: Water Pollution Chosen Area of Focus: Acid rain Article Title: Mexico: Acid rain damages mango crops Recent acid rain storms have damaged a large portion of Mexico's mango supply. Article Title: Acid Rain Has Turned Canadian Lakes into a Kind of Jelly Acid rain has removed the calcium from the soil and has led to lakes being filled with a gooey species of plankton. Article Title: China Takes First Steps In the Fight Against Acid Rain China is the home of many factories that contribute
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The Conodoguinet Creek If we test the Conodoguinet Creek for signs of acid rain,eutrophication or other types of pollution, then our results will test positive and we will see that the stream is healthy,and in shape. About the Conodoguinet Creek The Conodoguinet Creek is approximately 90 miles long and weaves through agricultural lands, villages and small towns.There you can enjoy a relaxed float, fishing, bird watching and even turtle hunting. The name is Native American, and means "A
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harm the environment Why rain is naturally acidic: Unpolluted rainwater has a pH of around 5.6 Gases in the atmosphere where rain forms react with water to form acids H2O + CO2 - H2CO3 (carbon dioxide reacts with water to form carbonic acid) NO - NO2 + H2O - HNO3 (nitric oxide is oxidised in air to form nitrogen dioxide then reacts with water to form nitric acid) SO2 + H2O - H2SO4 (sulfur dioxide reacts with water to form sulfuric acid) Describe what is meant by acid rain: Rainfall that has become
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Atmospheric Issues SCI 275 3/9/14 Shawnica Pollard Atmospheric Issues An atmospheric issue I decided to write on was acid rain. According to air-quality.org sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides both combine with water in the atmosphere to create acid rain. Acid rain makes the soil acidic wherever the rainfall falls. This rain kills off plants, it can cause them severe damage as well. Forest decline is often the first sign that trees are in trouble due to air pollution. Scientists believe
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our red lungs in to black lungs. In conclusion, as we all know, smoking can have many fatal and long run side effects such as heart failure, bad breath and lung cancer. Paragraph # 2 (Acid rain – Causes) Acid rain is mainly caused by factory pollutants, car emissions and the CFC’s. To begin with, acid rains are caused by the factory pollutants. These pollutants is the smoke evaporating from the factories and industries. These emissions contain dangerous nitrogen oxide gas which combines with
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investigate environmental change using evidence from secondary sources This unit is expected to take approximately 4 to 5 hours. Where the unit fits in This unit builds on unit 7E ‘Acids and alkalis’, unit 7F ‘Simple chemical reactions’, unit 8G ‘Rocks and weathering’ and unit 8H ‘The rock cycle’, and on work on the reactions of acids in unit 9E ‘Reactions of metals and metal compounds’. It relates to work on growing plants in unit 9D ‘Plants for food’ and work on using energy resources in unit 9I ‘Energy
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greatly contribute to environmental effects like acid rain and eutrophication (“Nitrogen Dioxide”). Once in the atmosphere, NO forms NO2. NO2 can then be taken apart by radiation from the sun to produce oxygen atoms. The oxygen atoms then react with other oxygen atoms to form ozone which in the summer, can build up close to the ground, causing respiratory problems (“Nitrogen Oxides”). SULPHURIC ACID AND SULPHUR OXIDES A lot of the sulfuric acid in the air is formed when sulfur dioxide released
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To burn or not to burn? Carbon dioxide is a gas which is always produced when hydrocarbons are burned. Carbon dioxide has dangerous effects to our atmosphere and environment as it behaves like a glass- it traps infra-red radiation so that the Earth’s atmosphere heats up. This is crucial for life, without this effect caused by greenhouse gases, Earth would be too cold to sustain life. Methane and water are more effective than CO2 at this, but only CO2’s levels have been changing. CO2’s levels have
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Acid rain is a far reaching term used to describe all types of acid precipitation, for example, rain and snow. Atmospheric contaminations, especially oxides of sulfur and nitrogen respond with water in the atmosphere to form sulphuric and nitric acid, making precipitation turn out to be more acidic when changed over to sulphuric and nitric acids, thus the term acid rain. Acid rain is especially hurtful to vegetation as the acid in the rain changes the pH of the dirt and
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