Options to reduce acid rain
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Re: Options to reduce acid rain
Acid rain can be reduced by reducing burning of fossil fuels. Also, neutralizers like limestone can be used
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Riya Sood 4C wrote:Acid rain can be reduced by reducing burning of fossil fuels. Also, neutralizers like limestone can be used
is that all we have to know for the final about neutralizing acid rain? Are there any specific chemical concepts we should know behind these options to reduce acid rain?
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in the textbook, there's a box in chapter 6 (6E.1) which does a really good job in explaining the different acids involved in acid rain. it proposes the automobile solution of reducing NO to harmless N2 to prevent it from forming nitric acid but doesn't go too into a deep explanation of chemical solutions. it's a good table though!
Re: Options to reduce acid rain
You should know the reactions behind acid rain. Acid rain is largely contributed to the interactions of water with nitrogen and sulfur oxides. So, solutions to acid rain would pretty much be anything reducing human activity causing the excessive release of sulfur and nitrogen into the environment. Try reading box 6e.1
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Re: Options to reduce acid rain
To reduce acid rain sanctions can be put in place on fossil fuel usage and power plants.
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we can reduce burning of fossil fuels, which prevents the reaction of chlorofluorocarbons with ozone to produce acid rain.
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I think the best option of reducing acid rain is by reducing the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere. This can be done with an individual by using energy efficient fridges or traveling by car less. This can be done on a large scale by reducing the burning of fossil fuels because this contributes to a large amount of the CO2 in the atmosphere. If we use renewable energy sources like dams, solar panels, and wind turbines instead of nonrenewable energy sources, then there would be less CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere, also reducing acid rain.
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