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Acid Rain
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Mind Map on Acid Rain, created by C. Kenny on 08/09/2013.
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Acid Rain
Rainfall with a pH of >5.6 is acid rain
How acid rain occurs
1) Fossil fuels are burned in cars, factories etc.
2) Gases called sulphur dioxide & nitrogen oxide are released into the air & blown by the wind
3) The gases mix with rain to form sulphuric & nitric acids which becomes acid rain
Acid rain damages crops, trees, fish, buildings & human health
Effects of Acid Rain
Agriculture
creates acidic soils
leaching
Norways soils are 10 times more acidic than 50 years ago
Forests
leaching
trees become malnourished
more than half of Germanys trees have been damaged by acid rain
Tourism
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