What are people doing to stop acid rain?

Answer 1

Acid Rain can't exactly be stopped that easily. Since acid rain is caused by human sources such as cars and factories, all we can do is hope that less cars will be used.

Hi, I'm Jeremy Clarkson. LEAVE THE CARS ALONE!!!!!! Insead you green people should invent some kind of acid proof spray.

Answer 2

Acid rain can be prevented by eliminating the sources of the chemicals which form the acid. Acid rain is formed when Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) is released into the atmosphere by factories, but most notably by coal power plants, because sulphur is a part of the coal. When the SO2 is released into the atmosphere, it is dissolved in clouds, and the dissolution of the gas in water forms an acidic solution known as Sulphuric Acid (H2SO4).

Therefore the solution is to prevent SO2 being released into the atmosphere. This is already undertaken in MEDCs, like the UK. The UK has never suffered particularly from acid rain, but after Scandinavia received a large dose of it last century, the finger was pointed at us, and new laws came into place. This does not mean that we must stop burning coal, but the waste gases from the furnace must be treated before being released. The chimneys of coal power stations are lined with limestone to neutralise the dissolved gases for this reason. That's all. Obviously, stopping the use of coal is an impossibility; it is heavily relied upon in China and Africa, and they don't show any signs of wanting change.

It's not too difficult, but the people who foot the bill are the power stations, and this doesn't seem fair when it doesn't affect them. The way forward is government grants perhaps, and in the long term as conversion to green sources of electricity (but for God's sake not wind! Wind is near useless, is likely to use more energy to manufacture than it will produce in its lifetime, and that energy won't be clean, plus the turbines are an eyesore and the bill goes to the taxpayer! Outrageous!). I personally would advise that HEP is the best solution on the table.

Answer 3

Going green and cutting down on air and water pollution.