Acid Rain

Acid rain is a term for rain, snow, sleet, or other wet precipitation that is polluted by such acids as sulfuric acid and nitric acid. According to the Southampton University website, rain is naturally slightly acidic because of the carbon dioxide dissolved in it (which is made from the salt in the sea). This gives rain a pH of around 5.0, and in some parts of the world it can be as low as 4.0. The term acid rain is now used to describe rain with a pH below 5. In the following paragraphs, I will explain how it is made, its effects on our environment, and some statistics of just how much acid rain effects the world around you.…