Coal is currently used to produce the majority of the electricity used in the U.S. 2. Normally they are not highly reactive. Both nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide are components of photochemical smog. Nitric acid then dissolves in water droplets. Consequences of acid rain.
Acid rain damages many materials, such as marble, limestone, and steel.
The Parthenon in Greece, the Taj Mahal in India, and even the U.S. Capitol show signs of acid erosion. Acid rain can damage lakes and streams. In southern Norway and Sweden, one fifth of the lakes no longer contain any fish. Healthy aquatic environments have a pH of 6.5 or higher. Below a pH of 4.0 a lake is essentially dead.