Acid Rain is a mixture of wet and dry deposition from the atmosphere with high concentrations of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide. The sources of these pollutants are either natural occurrences or anthropogenic causes. The Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide reacts with water, oxygen, and other compounds in the atmosphere to form Sulfuric Acid and Nitric Acid. Due to natural wind conditions, Sulfuric Acid and Nitric Acid can be found hundreds of miles from where the source of pollutants are founded. As they make land fall, Acid Rain causes damages to property, death to trees and animals, and health problems for people. |
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Sources of SO2 and NOx
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