AcidRainBringinThePain


 * //Acid Rain//**


 * __What does it effect?__**

Acid rain effects the forests, surface water, vegetation, and even humans, animals, and other organisms. The surface water's pH, which is the "activity of hydrogen ions" //- Wikipedia,// lowers due to the affect of acid rain, causing damage to the organisms living in the water. At any pH lower than 5 fish eggs will not hatch, and at lower pH's, organisms can die. It is as simple as the acid raining on different bodies of water and polluting them. Plants are effected because the acid rain depletes the minerals in the soil and stops the growth of the plant. Acid rain slows down the growth of trees, makes leaves turn brown, and cause the trees to die. Forests with higher altitude can easily be affected because they are often covered with clouds and fog which can also be acidic. Some of the chemicals in acid rain are sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, and they effect human health, sometimes causing illness or death. People can easily mistake acid rain for regular rain because acid rain doesn't look any diffrent from rain. Acid rain also cause damage to the paint on cars, statues, buildings, and other structures. The dangers of acid rain and what it does to the forests. http://www.wwf.it/summit/images/19061_germany%20Acid%20rain.jpg

Recommendations

Most pollutants in Basgo that are polluting the water are from the paint factory. If we could move or destroy the factory it would eliminate a lot of pollution and enviornmental problem. However, this would not be appropriate for Basgo because the factory owner would be against the moving or destroying of the factory. Also it is Basgo's highest income provider. Any new industries should be built farther away form the river than the paint factory. Some ways we could help the acid rain problem instead of moving the factory could be putting up barriers underground to block the under ground pollutant flow. We could also plant trees along the river bed to absorb the pollution. Trees would become more bountiful because they are getting fresher water to help them grow. The soil would be better for planting. Acid rain also deteriorates irreplaceable statues and buildings. Communities in the west right now are trying to clean up their smokestacks and exhaust pipes to eliminate smog. People are trying to use alternative energy rather than fossil fuels. They include nuclear power, hydropower, wind energy, geothermal energy, and solar energy. Nuclear and hydropower are used most widely in the United States, while wind, solar, and geothermal energy have not yet been harnessed on a large enough scale to make them economically-feasible alternatives. All sources of energy have environmental costs as well as benefits. Some types of energy are more expensive to produce than others, which means that not all Americans can afford all of them. Nuclear power, hydropower, and coal are the cheapest forms of energy today, but advancements in technologies and regularly changing laws may change this in the future. All of these energy sources must be considered when deciding which energy source to use today and which to invest in for tomorrow.


 * __What is Acid rain?__**

Air pollution from smokestacks combines with water to make acid rain. The materials from the smokestacks include poisonous materials such as heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and tiny particals of carbon called soot. One way to measure acid rain is to test samples of rain throughout the community to make sure the acidic levels are not too high. Acid rain can come down as acid fog, snow, or sleet.

Here is a duagram if how it happens http://www.newint.org/issue114/pics/rainpic.gif

__**Sources used**__

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_Rain

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