0
Why might an area that does not produce much pollution have acid rain problems?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Because the wind may carry the pollution from elsewhere
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is Italy's environment problems?
air pollution,water pollution, and acid rain.
How can air pollution in one place produce water pollution in another place?
acid rain
How can air pollution in one place produce water pollution in another place some distance away?
acid rain
What are the environmental problem in the UK?
The UK has problems with acid rain and pollution in big cities. Climate change will cause most of London to flood. There is also water pollution problems.
What is an effect of pollution?
For the air, pollution can cause acid rain and hazes that cause medical problems. For animals, trash and oil can kill or strangle them. For us, we should stop pollution and save our planet. Stop Pollution. Save the Earth.
Is acid rain air pollution?
acid rain is an example of what air pollution
What type of pollution causes acid rain?
"Acid rain" is a broad term used to describe several ways that acids fall out of the atmosphere. A more precise term is acid deposition. Is it made by atmospheric pollution rich in sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
What happens when air pollution gets into rivers?
Air pollution is generally acidic in nature, involving nitrogen and sulfur compounds that produce acid when dissolved in water, so when they wash out of the air in the rain, the result is known as acid rain. When acid rain gets into rivers, they acidify. This is harmful to fish.
Is air pollution a result of acid rain?
acid rain is the result of air pollution
What are the chemicals for a cloud?
I don't think there is a chemical in a cloud because it is a droplets water (H2O) however when pollution mixes with the rain it produce an acid rain containing Sulfuric Acid (HSO4)
What is the important cause of acid rain?
Pollution. More specifically, "Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids."
What is made during sulfur dioxide pollution?
acid rain; SO2, i.e. sulfur dioxide, reacts with water to produce H2SO3, or sulfurous acid, which then reacts with oxygen to form sulphuric acid (H2SO4), and dissolves in rain to fall as acid rain
