Likewise, some terrestrial ecosystems have good buffer soil while others have poor buffer soil. The good buffering soils are able to absorb the acidic water with very few ramifications. The poor buffering soils though, especially in glaciated areas, cannot counteract the effects of acid rain. In these cases, forests can be severely damaged. For example, the high elevation spruce forests of the Appalachain Mountains are especially vulnerable to the effects of Acidic Deposition.
Acid rain can damage building components such as stone, mortar, paint, and metals.
Moreover, acid deposition can cause accelerated weathering and wear of statues and historic objects. Financially, Acid Rain has already cost the railroad and airplane industry countless dollars in repairing acid rain-induced damage. Structures primarily composed out of limestone and marble are especially vulnerable to destruction. Limestone and marble are torn apart and chemically altered as a result of acidic deposition and are transformed into a brittle substance called gypsum. This causes great deterioration in certain buildings and statues.