ACID RAIN AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON HUMANS

ACID RAIN AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON

HUMANS

PRESENTED BY AARON A. MCCLOUD

What’s Acid Rain

• "Acid rain" is a broad term referring to a mixture of wet and dry deposition (deposited material) from the atmosphere.

• Acid rain is caused when pollutants from vehicles business and factories combine with storm clouds in the sky .

• When these storm clouds precipitate in the form of rain, snow, hail or sleet the liquid released becomes acidic.

How does acid rain impact humans

• Acid rain looks, feels, and tastes just like clean rain. The harm to people from acid rain is not direct.

• The pollutants that cause acid rain—sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides—do the damage to human health.

• These gases interact in the atmosphere to form fine sulfate and nitrate particles. Many scientific studies have identified a relationship between elevated levels of fine particles and increased illness.