Acid rain | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 06/05/2019

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00:01:10 1 Definition
00:02:57 2 History
00:05:27 2.1 In the United States
00:14:57 3 Emissions of chemicals leading to acidification
00:15:43 3.1 Natural phenomena
00:17:05 3.2 Human activity
00:18:03 4 Chemical processes
00:18:24 4.1 Gas phase chemistry
00:19:16 4.2 Chemistry in cloud droplets
00:20:33 5 Acid deposition
00:20:43 5.1 Wet deposition
00:21:24 5.2 Dry deposition
00:21:54 6 Adverse effects
00:22:19 6.1 Surface waters and aquatic animals
00:23:59 6.2 Soils
00:25:02 6.3 Forests and other vegetation
00:26:08 6.4 Ocean acidification
00:26:55 6.5 Human health effects
00:27:33 6.6 Other adverse effects
00:28:34 7 Affected areas
00:29:04 8 Prevention methods
00:29:14 8.1 Technical solutions
00:31:07 8.2 International treaties
00:31:44 8.3 Emissions trading
00:33:07 9 See also



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Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. Some governments have made efforts since the 1970s to reduce the release of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere with positive results. Nitrogen oxides can also be produced naturally by lightning strikes, and sulfur dioxide is produced by volcanic eruptions. Acid rain has been shown to have adverse impacts on forests, freshwaters and soils, killing insect and aquatic life-forms, causing paint to peel, corrosion of steel structures such as bridges, and weathering of stone buildings and statues as well as having impacts on human health.