1. The effect of Acid rain on our environment By Oduaine

2. Acid Rain Acid rain is very problematic to the environment and it affects a good amount of the U.S, and Canada.

3. The making of acid rain Acid rain is a mixture of wet and dry deposition containing higher than normal levels of nitric, and sulfuric acids.

4. Chemicals of acid rain The chemicals that form acid rain comes from both natural and man-made sources Natural sources-volcanoes, and decaying vegetation Man-made sources-the byproducts of fossil fuel ignition which is sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides.

5. Deposited material Wet deposition-refers to acidic rain, snow, or fog. Dry deposition-If the weather is dry, acid chemicals change to dust, or smoke and fall to the ground

6. Effects of Acid Rain 1.Acidification of lakes and streams-dead aquatic life 2.Helps towards the damage of trees at high elevations. 3.Destroys sensitive forest soils. 4.Speeds up the decay of building materials and paint

7. Effect on aquatic life If the number of one group of species changes in response to acidification, then the ecological unit of the entire water body is likely to be affected through the predator-prey connections of the food web.

8. Effect on wildlife Animals dependent on aquatic ecosystems are affected. Since acid rain affects aquatic plants and animals, food for other organisms may be lacking. If plants keep dying from acid rain, eventually there will be no more left, and with that, no more humans left too. Why? How are we supposed to breathe without air?

9. Prevention of acid rain It is the products we use such as lawnmowers, edgers, cars, or anything that burns gas or diesel, that causes acid rain A simple way of contributing to the prevention of acid rain, is to convert from these gas consuming products to products that use electricity instead.

10. References www.geocities.com www.epa.gov www.associatedcontent.com