2. What is Acid Rain?
Nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide are
polluting byproducts of soft-coal-
burning power plants and factories,
and are the main culprits in the
production of acid rain. When these
chemicals combine with water and
particulates in the atmosphere, the
result is precipitation, which includes
rain, snow and fog, laden with nitric
and sulfuric acids, otherwise known
as acid rain.
4. 1. Pan-Bohai Bay area in
northeast China
Monitoring stations
in the Pan-Bohai
Bay area in
northeast
China have
recorded the
highest frequency
and acidity of acid
rains in 15 years,
the study said. The
coastal city of
Dalian in Liaoning
province, reported
an acid rain
frequency of 51.6
per cent in 2007.
5. 2. North Eastern United
States
The region of the
United States most
harmed by acid rain
is the East Coast,
including the
Appalachian
Mountains and the
Northeast.
Between 50% and
70% of Canada's
acid rain comes
from the United
States, while only
2-10% of America's
pollution in this area
comes from
Canada.
6. 3. Central Russia
According to the
report, the Soviet
territory affected
by acid rain
covers an area of
some 350,000
square miles
adjoining the
western border.
8. Effective Ways You Can
Prevent Acid Rain
โข Purchase or install
renewable energy for
home use.
โข Switch to battery- or
electric-operated lawn
mowers and edgers.
9. Effective Ways You Can
Prevent Acid Rain
โข Drive an electric
vehicle.
โข Switch to an electric
fireplace or electric stove
