Acid Rain
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Rain that can damage the
environment because it contains acid
from factory smoke and car exhaust
Can damage plants, fish, animals,
and even buildings.
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Where Germany, Poland, and Czech
Republic meet
Lots of factories and
power plants here
They burn a soft,
brown coal that
blackens the air
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When lignite burns it gives off two
chemicals
 Sulfur dioxide
 Nitrogen oxides
When they react with water,
they form acids
 Acids eat
away
at things
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Turn lake water acidic
 Kill fish
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The National Park of
Karkonosze/Krkokonose was notorious
for its thousand hectares of blackened
and needle-less spruce trees.
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In terms of public health, doctors'
statements refer to chronic
respiratory and allergenic disorders.
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Because of high chimneys of
factories, the smoke is carried by
high winds
Better for cities/worse
for other areas and
countries – Sweden
and Finland
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Rewards to reduce pollution
New technologies
 Smokestack scrubbers
 Catalytic converter
Decrease use of coal
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Salmons have returned to
some rivers.
The forests have been regenerated.
The air has reached a quality similar
to that breathed within the
European Union.
Soot from Factories Creates Acid Rain
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Write the name of the countries that were the source of the acid
rain.
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Then complete this sentence: The Black Triangle became a source of
acid rain when…
Air Pollution Brings Acid Rain to Other Countries
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Describe how the acid rain effected other countries. Then
complete this sentence: One consequence of the spread of acid rain
across borders is…
Efforts to Reduce Acid Rain
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What is one way to reduce acid rain. Complete this sentence:
_______________________ help to reduce acid rain by…