Acid Rain 8

Acid Rain is a type of air pollution, which is formed when oxides of sulfur and nitrogen combine with atmospheric moisture to yield sulfuric and nitric acids, which may then be carried long distances from a source before they are deposited by rain. This pollution may also take the form of snow, fog, or a dry form of precipitation. Acid rain is currently a subject of great controversy because of widespread environmental damage, for which …

…per year by January 1, 2000. This amount is about one-half the emission of 1990. Research published in 1996 suggested that forests and forest soils are more susceptible to the effects of acid rain than previously believed, and recovery from these effects is very slow. In light of this information, many scientists believe that the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act will not be sufficient to protect lakes and forest soils of the northeastern United States from further acidification.