Evaluation:
Published: 29.01.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Acid Rain', 1.
  • Essays 'Acid Rain', 2.
Extract

Acid rain is a cancer on the face of North America and the World. In the United States, the main sulphuric acid sources are non-ferrous smelters and power generation. On both sides of the border, cars and trucks are the main sources for nitric acid (about 40% of the total), while power generating plants and industrial commercial and residential fuel combustion together make up the rest. In the air, the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can be transformed into sulphuric acid and nitric acid. These Acids can travel worldwide riding the different air currents like a pollution highway. When…

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