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1、AnExplorationontheEffectsofAirPollutionAbstractAirPollutionisnotanewtopic.Itisaproblemthatwehavenoticedsincetheindustrialrevolution,whentrees,housesandcarswerecoveredinsootfromthefactories.Peopledemandedchangethen,justastheyaredemandingitnow.Acidrain,globalwarmingandozonedepletionar

2、ethreeseriousproblemsofairpollution.AcidrainoccurswhenthemoistureintheairmixeswithCarbon,Nitrogen,andSulphurgases.ThegreenhouseeffectiscausedbysolarenergybeingtrappedbyCO2,Methane,Ozone(O3),Nitrousgas,andChlorofluorocarbons(CFCs)thatareintheair.Inthispaper,youwillknowtheeffectstheyh

3、aveandlearnhowtheozonedepletionhappens.Withallthetalkofacidrain,globalwarmingandozonedepletionitseemshopeless,butitisn't.Everyonecanmakeadifference.Afterreadingthisyouwilllearnpossiblesolutionstotheproblemsofairpollution.Youwillalsoseethingsarebadbutnothopeless.Keywords:airpollution

4、;acidrain;globalwarming;ozonedepletion;solutionsPartOneAcidRainAcidRainisthetermgiventoanyprecipitationthatisabovenormalacidity,thisincludessnowandfog.Damagecausedbyacidrainistremendous.Theacidintherainbondswiththemineralsinthesoil,tyingthemupsothatplantscannotusethem.Theplantbecome

5、smineraldeficientandweak.Therainalsokillstheplant'sleaves,furtherweakeningitandmakingtheplantmoresusceptibletofungusandotherdiseases.Thisisamajoragriculturalproblem.Theraineffectslakes,riversandtheanimalslivingwithinthem.Theplantsinthelakesandriversarekilledinthesamewayaslandplants.

6、Thefishandotheranimalsareleftwithnofood.Theanimalsthatdosurvivearekilledfromthemetalsbeingdrawnintothewaterfromthesoil,whentheacidbondstothem.Manyarchitecturalstructuresaredestroyedfromtheacidrain.Mostofthecementusedtomakeourbuildings.aremadefromlimewhichisveryreactivewithacid.Youca

7、nseetheeffectsofthisweatheringifyoulookatoldgravestonesorstatues.Thewordsetchedinsomeofthegravestonescanbarelybereadanymorebecausetheyaresowornaway.Weatheringisanaturalprocess.Rainisnormallyslightlyacidicbutbecauseofairpollutionandthehigheracidityoftherain,theprocessisspedupgreatly.

8、Industryislookingfo