Part one of term paper
Acid rain is the result of the burning of fossil fuels, which release nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. When the two compounds react in the atmosphere, with water, oxygen, and oxidants, they form acid rain, or acid deposition. Electric utility plants mostly emit the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides Acid rain is depo ...

Part two of term paper
... increases, the pH level decreases. Therefore, acid rain has a lower pH value, than normal rain Acid rain is a serious, and damaging national problem. I don’t think people are fully aware of the serious consequences that acid rain have on many different factors. For one, Acid rain causes acidification of lakes, streams, and other bodies of water. Because many lakes and streams suffer from chronic acidity (a condition which water has a constant low pH level) this makes them susceptible to acid r ...