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by Ganga Timilsina | 29-03-2020 00:07
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Acid Rain
Acid rain means the presence of excessive acids in rain-water. It has been one of the effects of air pollution. Every source of energy that we use such as coal, fuel, wood or petroleum products has Sulphur and nitrogen. These two elements when burnt in the presence of atmospheric oxygen are converted into their respective oxides viz. Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide which are highly soluble in water. During rain, these oxides react with large quantities of water-vapor of the atmosphere to form acids like sulfuric acid, sulphorous acid and nitric acid, nitrous acid which then return to earths surface with rain water or remain in the atmosphere in clouds and fog. Following are effect of acid rain: a. It reduces the pH of streams and lakes which kills aquatic life and reduces the growth of plankton and reproduction of fish. b. It is harmful to forest and vegetation. It causes damage to leaves ie. Suppressing the growth of leaves, which results vanishing of greenery. c. It affects the soil. A plant nutrient such as potassium is gradually leached out of the soil. Under acidic conditions, toxic metals to plant get accumulated in the soil. d. It also disturbs the microbial activity of the soil. Infographics was extracted from :epa |
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19 Comments
thank you for the report
Posted 18-08-2020 18:34
Really informative,
thank you for sharing
Posted 31-03-2020 00:35
Greetings,
it was really informative , keep writing
Posted 30-03-2020 15:33
Greetings
I do hope everything is going well..
Thank you so much for sharing your report in Acid rain.
It was great ti go through it and know about its effect..
Keep writing and sharing!!
Green cheers
Regards
Jasmine karki
Posted 29-03-2020 22:38
Hello Ganga !!
Nice report !!
I liked the picture you shared!!
GREEN CHEERS!!
Posted 29-03-2020 20:54
Thanks for your report
Posted 29-03-2020 16:11
Thank you for the report.
Keep writing.
Posted 29-03-2020 09:11
Welcome @susmita
Posted 29-03-2020 01:39
Welcome @apsara
Posted 29-03-2020 01:38
Welcome @ramesh
Posted 29-03-2020 01:38
Welcome @rijina
Posted 29-03-2020 01:38
Welcome @soyam
Posted 29-03-2020 01:37
Okey @sewsha
Posted 29-03-2020 01:37
The infographics was so nice!! Thanks for such a report
Posted 29-03-2020 01:35
Thank you so much for this report
Green cheers
Posted 29-03-2020 01:34
Hello
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Green cheers
Warm regards
Susmita
Posted 29-03-2020 01:28
Hello Ganga!
Acid rain is very harmful to all living creatures. It destroys the quality of soil and also causes the many skin diseases in human beings.
Yours,
Rijana
Green cheers
Posted 29-03-2020 00:27
Hello Ganga!!
Acid rain also cause decrease in fertility of aquatic animals.
Keep writing,
Yours,
Soyam
Posted 29-03-2020 00:16
Hello Ganga!!
Acid rain is harmful for all the living creature, including plants.It also affect the microbial activity in the soil.
Keep writing,
Yours,
Swesha
Green cheers
Posted 29-03-2020 00:13