ACID RAIN ACID RAIN INCLUDES RAIN, SNOW, HAIL, FOG, OR DEW THAT IS HIGH IN ACID POLLUTANTS, ESPECIALLY SULPHURIC AND NITRIC ACID. ACID RAIN IS MAINLY CAUSED BY EMISSIONS OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE AND NITROGEN OXIDE FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. THEY REACT WITH THE WATER MOLECULES IN THE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE ACIDS. THE PROBLEM OF ACID RAIN HAS NOT ONLY INCREASED WITH RAPID GROWTH IN POPULATION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION, BUT IT HAS ALSO BECOME MORE HARMFUL. THE USE OF THE TALL CHIMNEYS ON A FACTORY, SHIP, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SPREAD OF ACID RAIN BY RELEASING GASES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE MAIN NATURE CAUSING AGENTS FOR ACID RAIN ARE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS. VOLCANOES EMIT A LARGE AMOUNT OF LAVA, PRODUCING HARMFUL GASES...
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