5 facts about acid rain

5 Facts About Acid Rain

1. All rainwater contains some level of acidity.

The pH scale measures the amount of acid in a substance. Normal rainwater has a pH of 5.6The reason why this is, is because normal rainwater contains carbon dioxide.“As of 2000, the most acidic rain falling in the U.S. has a pH of about 4.3.”(Measuring Acid Rain)

2. The chemicals that produce acid rain can be released by dying and rotting plant life

(Acid Rain Facts)

3. In 1990, Congress passed the Clean Air Act which is now known as the Acid Rain Program to reduce as well as control the levels of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in the atmosphere (Facts about Acid Rain)

4. The forest at higher elevations are damaged more than those who are not

(Acid Rain Facts - All Amazing Facts)

5. The term acid rain was first used by a chemist named Robert Angus Smith (2008, Acid Rain)

Works Cited2008, "Acid Rain." The Environment: A Revolution in Attitudes., Haeuber, Haeuber, Richard, "Acid Rain." UXL Encyclopedia of Science. 2002, "Acid Rain." World of Earth Science. 2003, Lippmann, Lippmann, Morton, "Acid Rain." Dictionary of American History. 2003, Sharpe, William E., "acid Rain." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed.. 2013, "acid Rain." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004, Chappelka, Arthur H., "acid Rain." World Encyclopedia. 2005, AILSA ALLABY;MICHAEL ALLABY, "acid Rain." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009, and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Acid Rain." Encyclopedia.com. HighBeam Research, 01 Jan. 2008. Web. 15 Nov. 2013."Acid Rain Facts - All Amazing Facts." Acid Rain Facts - All Amazing Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2013."Acid Rain Facts." Acid Rain Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2013."Facts about Acid Rain." Interesting Facts. N.p., 10 Jan. 2013. Web. 15 Nov. 2013."Measuring Acid Rain." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, 4

Dec. 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.