Acid Rain
Acid rain is a huge problem. A problem that increases as the pollution level goes up. It damages crops and natural vegetation as well as soil and water. Some animals such as frogs take air and water into their body systems through their pores. This means acid rain affects them directly. Other animals like snails and fish simply live in lakes. When lake water gets polluted with acid rain all of the lake dwelling plant and animals can die.
Acid rain has even corroded ancient monuments and building all around the world starting in the mid 20th century. This is because ancient monuments are normally protected by a natural layer of built up material called patina this built up layer protect the material underneath. Once the acid rain eats away this protective layer the stone or other material underneath deteriorates more rapidly.
We know that acid rain harms soil, plants, animals, water, and buildings. However few people know that acid rain harms us too. When acid rain comes down on farms and damages the soil and gets carried away as the water leaves. We drink that water and use it to water and use it to water crops, that then grow and we later eat, allowing acid rain and pollution into our body systems.
Rain water as well as many other substances naturally have a low amount of acid. But when pollution and the moisture in the air mix and create nitric acids it greatly increases the level of acid in the rainwater.
Acids are capable of creating a huge amount of damage. By interacting chemically acids are able to eat through many natural materials and well as many man-made materials. Winds can carry acids a long way, where the acids can then fall down through precipitation.
Countries need to come together to try and stop acid rain, because it can kill entire forests, causing thousands of animals and insects as well as whole ecosystems to die. It can also discolor paint and damage cement and metal. The reason countries need to come...
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