Did you know what is Acid Rain?

Acid rain is a serious environmental problem that affects large parts of the world.

Acid rain is formed when the humidity mixes with nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide (caused by fabrics, power plants and vehicles that burn carbon or petroleum products) and in interaction with water vapor, these gases form sulfuric acid and nitric acid.

Acid rain is consisting of water droplets that are unusually acidic because of atmospheric pollution - most notably the excessive amounts of sulfur and nitrogen released by cars and industrial processes. Acid rain is also called acid deposition because this term includes other forms of acidic precipitation such as snow.

Acidic deposition occurs in two ways: wet and dry. Wet deposition is any form of precipitation that removes acids from the atmosphere and deposits them on the Earth’s surface. Dry deposition polluting particles and gases stick to the ground via dust and smoke in the absence of precipitation. This form of deposition is dangerous however because precipitation can eventually wash pollutants into streams, lakes, and rivers.