Acid Rain Essay

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Acid Rain Acid rain is appearing more frequently than normal recently, sand experts are investigating why it is happening. Acid rain destroys the soil, which destroys important substances washing away the nutrience. Soil is vital around the world in poorer countries as that is what they use to survive on. They have to grow their own crops in the soil, and if the soil does not have all the minerals and substances, the crops will not grow properly which will end in no food for them. Also, chemical reactions occur, and if a few crops grow, but they have been affected by the acid rain they person who ate it could get poisoned. The acid takes important minerals away from the leaves and the soil. Without these minerals, trees and plants cannot grow properly. Damaged trees lose their leaves, have very bad growth and damaged bark. This makes it easier for fungi and insects to attack the tree, and as a result the tree may die. Also, trees produce oxygen, so if large numbers of trees die, there will be less oxygen around for everybody. When acid rain falls on to buildings made from limestone and sandstone they react with minerals in the stone to form a powdery substance that can be washed away by rain. Famous buildings like the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Taj Mahal in India and St. Paul's Cathedral in London have all been damaged by this sort of pollution. Eventually, there might be so muh acid rain that famous buildings might crumble because of pollution. Experts say that day isn’t near yet. Acid rain can also damage stained glass windows in churches, railway lines and steel bridges. The acid rain slowly eats away them all. Building materials crumble away, metals are corroded, the colour of paint is spoiled, leather is weakened and crusts form on the surface of glass. So overall, acid does not help buildings in any way. Acid rain affects the whole food chain.

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