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what is Acid rain? Describe its effect. in about 150 words


DEEPAK KUMAR 7th Dec, 2020
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pdwords Student Expert 7th Dec, 2020

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Acid rain is precipitation of rain having acidic components such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, the acidic decomposition can take place in two ways; dry and wet, acid rains washes away all the nutrients which are important for the growth of the plant, it adversely affect agriculture by changing the composition of the soil, similarly the aquatic ecosystem is impacted as it pollutes the water changing the chemical composition of the water, it's one of the cause of respiratory diseases in living beings, it deteriorates building and monuments made of stones and metals.one of the effective way to curb acid rain is to check the emission of acidic components, and adopt renewable form of energy to have fewer emissions.

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