Acid rain causes and effects on environment
Acid rain causes in environmental chemistry
Acid rain causes are directly proportional to the air
pollution. Because, most of the air polluted gaseous oxides such as NO2,
SO2, NO, CO2 and SO3 etc are responsible for
acid rain.
These gaseous oxides combine with normal rain water and
fall on the earth surface in the form of acid rain.
There are various sources from which these gaseous
oxides enter the atmosphere. The entire sources are divided into categories.
- Acid rain due to man-made causes and
- Acid rain due to natural causes
Acid rain due to man-made causes and
Man-made sources are the main causes of acid rain. A huge
amount of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen chloride
etc gas enters into the air due to man-made causes.
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Thermal power station
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For example, combustion of fossil fuels containing
carbon, nitrogen and sulfur, large amounts of carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide
and sulfur dioxide gas enter into the air.
Besides, huge amount of CO2 from thermal power station, oil refineries,
in the lifting of mineral oil, in the metal extraction industry and from the complete
combustion of agricultural waste enter the atmosphere.
