Cars aren t the only source of this problem. Certain electric power plants are also to blame. The electricity used every day at home, school, the mall and everywhere else you go is generated at electric power plants. Many of these plants are still burning coal, a fossil fuel, to produce electricity. Coal plants are the largest industrial source of air pollution in America, and coal burning releases harmful chemicals into our air.
Acid rain has many harmful effects.
It can harm or kill fish and other aquatic life, trees, crops, and other plants, and it can cause toxic metals to enter our underground sources of drinking water. Ozone pollution also affects humans, animals and plants. It can cause many health problems, such as throat and eye irritation, lung damage, and asthma attacks. Plants also feel its negative effects. Ozone pollution can lower farmers crop yields, and in forests it can cause leaves to drop from trees early and can lower growth rates.