How does acid rain affect plants and water?

Answer 1

The burning of coal, oil, or gasoline releases a colorless poisonous gas called sulfur dioxide. This gas poisons organisms that breathe it. Sulfur dioxide in the air also makes rainwater more acidic. This acid rain decreases the growth of plants and harms their leaves. Acid rain that falls into lakes and streams can harm or kill organisms living in the water.

Answer 2

Acid Rain Destroys Plant life "Both natural vegetation and crops are affected by acid rain.

The roots are damaged by acidic rainfall, causing the growth of the plant to be stunted, or even cause death.

Nutrients present in the soil, are destroyed by the acidity.

Useful microorganisms which release nutrients from decaying organic matter, into the soil are killed off, resulting in less nutrients being available for the plants.

The acid rain, falling on the plants damages the waxy layer on the leaves and makes the plant vulnerable to diseases.

The cumulative effect means that even if the plant survives it will be very weak and unable to survive climatic conditions like strong winds, heavy rainfall, or a short dry period.

Plant germination and reproduction is also inhibited by the effects of acid rain."

Answer 3

affects different plants differently and certain tissues of the plants are more susceptible than others. Young rootlets and leaf shoots are typically very sensitive to low pH conditions but other aspects of the plant can be harmed as well.2 affects the composition and makeup of soil water, which is a main source of nutrients for the plant and soil substrates themselves. Excess acid in soils can dissolve soil substrate, leading to erosion, cause de-adsorption and migration out of the growth zone of important trace metals and nutrients (especially ammonium ions) and release to solution of toxic quantities of other metals (such as Fe). The effects depend upon the normal mineralogic and organic makeup of the particular soil, as well as other factors such as rainfall amounts and slope of the growing surface. It is difficult to go from generalizations such as these to specific plants because each plant will respond differently. Some are adapted to be more tolerant to changes in environment (including natural variability in pH).I am not a biologist so I'm afraid I can't give you any more specific info for individual plants.

Answer 4

The lower the ph. level, the more acidic the water is. In this case, we are using a ph. level of 4 which is below neutral (7). There are 14 levels; acids are found between 0 to 7 with 0 being highly acidic. Bases are found between 7 to 14 with 14 being highly basic. The plant that is treated with acidic water (ph.4) will have higher concentration of acidity in the soil. Therefore the soil becomes acidic. Studies have shown that the acidity in the soil affects the way plants grow, beginning with their roots. The acid kills of the nutrients found in the soil which hinders the growth of roots and the absorption of the necessary minerals through the root cell walls. This can hugely weaken plants, causing them to grow very slowly and turn yellowish in color.

Answer 5

How does acid precipitation affect plants?

Acid precipitation can cause the acidity of soil to increase.

This process also changes the balance of a soil's chemistry in several ways.

When the acidity of soil increases, some nutrients in the plant get dissolved.

Increased acidity also causes aluminum and other toxic materials to be released.Some of these toxic metals get absorbed by the roots of a plant.

Answer 6

when the acid rain falls to the ground the plants assorb it into there steams and they eat it witch than causes them to die

Answer 7

Due to the chemicals in the rain like the pollution of the earth, condenstated and comes back as rain. A certain chemical in this acidic rain is harmful to plants therefore damaging them

Answer 8

It will make water acidic and not safe for people to drink and plants will eventually die.