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Acid Rain
What is acid rain?
Acid rain is rain that is
polluted by acid in the atmosphere. It damages the environment.
The acid can also be found in snow and fog. There are 2 main air
pollutants that change into acid, sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen
oxide (NOX). When they react with moisture in the atmosphere they
become acids.
Where do the pollutants
come from?
The sulphur and nitrogen
pollutants come from burning fossil fuels, from coal-fired generators
making electricity, from smelting furnaces in steel works, and
from petrol driven motor vehicles.
What are the effects
of acid rain?
Acid rain can harm forests and crops. It pollutes rivers, lakes
and streams and damages the animals that live in them. 
Acid rain also damage to statues and
buildings.
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affected by acid rain
Acidic dust!
Acid in the atmosphere also falls to the earth as dust. Some scientific
studies have found that acidic dust particles can cause an increase
in attacks of asthma and bronchitis in humans
When the dust is washed away by rain the acid is added to the rain water which pours into streams and river and the oceans.
What can be done?
People can help by turning
off lights, computers and other appliances when they're not being
used.
Buy energy efficient appliances which use less electricity.
Using alternative energy sources such as wind energy, geothermal energy, and solar energy will reduce the pollutants caused by electricity generation.
Cars powered with natural gas and battery-powered
cars produce less pollution.
petrol driven vehicles produce pollutants which cause acid rain
There is more information about Acid Rain here
http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/
Search under the environment heading at: http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/environment5.html
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Thomas & Sydenham, Acid Rain [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2006)
updated July 2007 (copyright kidcyber)