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It damages it. It can attack building materials such as metal and limestone.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAcid rain destroys stone by dissolving the minerals within the stone. Some minerals disolve more redily than others. Especially the softer minerals.
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∙ 15y agoAcid rain corrodes stone.
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∙ 14y agothe stone decays
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∙ 12y agoit can melt the stone
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How is Acid Rain affecting the Colosseum at Rome?
Acid rain is affects the Colosseum at Rome because it causes deterioration and corrosion. It breaks down the materials and marble that is on the building over time.
What kind of scientist would study the affects of acid rain on a marble statue?
Geologist. Possibly a chemist.
Conclusion of acid rain?
Acid rain is acid rain.
Which plant can be used in a science experiment to show the affects of acid rain?
In fact, all plants can be used to test the effects of acid rain. A smaller and leafier plant would be recommended. However, since acid corrodes almost any plant, most are equally effective in testing results.
What effect does acid rain have on lakes and rivers?
When acid rain enters lakes and rivers, it can turn the lake or river acidic if there is enough acid rain. This can kill the fish and anything living in the water. It can cause some of the aluminum in the surrounding soil to enter the water, which is also very toxic. Some types of plants are able to survive in water or soil of an acidic pH while others cannot.
What cause erosion of stonework leaves falling off trees and fish dying?
acid rain
Why is acid rain bad?
Acid rain is bad because it causes serious health problems like birth defects and lung diseases. it can also cause cancer. acid rain also destroys monuments and kills fish. many forests are destroyed by acid rain. acid rain pollutes rivers and streams and erodes stonework.
What affects does acid rain have on plants?
It destroys our harvest.
What are the in indirect affects of acid rain on humans?
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How could acid rain affect populations of fish?
It affects the fish because the acid in the rain affects thye PH scale in the water that they live in. Hope it helped
What affects how quickly acid rain reacts with calcium carbonate?
It's the concentration of the acid. By Fazad
What affects does acid rain have on animals?
acid rain is the cause of the death of fresh water fish not to mention all the other life in a lake.
What affects does acid rain have?
Acid rain damages staues and buildings, contaminates water and kills nutrients in the soil, which kills plants. The effect that acid rain has is that all the acid in the rain is formed from chemicals that are evaporated from the ground from materials that have been thrown on the ground
What substances attack metals stonework and skin?
Corroisive acid
How does acid rain affects the trees?
it has a scotching effect on the external plant tissues
What type of pollution affects your lakes and rivers?
salt water
How does acid rain effect animal life?
acid rain affects animal life because it causes a chemical called nyron boroxide that can kill them if digested by the animal.
