ACID RAIN EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT

ACID RAIN EFFECT ON DRINKING( AQUATIC) AND LAND ANIMALS

Some people may wonder how this acid rain is affecting normal drinking water and aquatic life. They should consider the basic cycle in which the water formation is taking place. Since acid molecules can easily join water molecules they simply move with water ( vaporising, evaporating, condensing) so its not visible easily but can be felt when consumed, they have a corroding effect on which its applied.

Know the basics about ACID RAIN related terms

pH


This image makes you to know how various liquids are classified according to their pH values. This picture also informs the range in which acid and base are being classified.

pH literally means PERCENTAGE OF HYDROGEN.



It's the measure of the acidity or basicity of a solution. Normally in engineering or in chemical field a important parameter on which scientists or engineers used to concentrate is about pH. Higher the pH lower the acidic content it has in it, lower the pH value higher the acidic value it has in it.

Surface waters and aquatic animals

Both the lower pH and higher aluminum concentrations in surface water that occur as a result of acid rain can cause damage to fish and other aquatic animals. At pHs lower than 5 most fish eggs will not hatch and lower pHs can kill adult fish. As lakes and rivers become more acidic biodiversity is reduced.

This image in the left is taken in a field which is completely destroyed due to acid rain and also we cannot use this land for cultivation or for human habitation, since it has toxic content in it.

Almost everybody has heard about acid rain and knows that it is something bad. But what exactly is it? What are its effects on plants, animals, human beings, and what can be done to solve this problem?

As you read newspapers you may notice that many fish or aquatic lives have been destroyed due to the acidic level in it or may be due to pollution, those things are due to the high acidic content in it.

The image shown here shows how acid is being mixed with the consumable water reservoir and how it is affecting human life. The foam that is being formed(shown in figure) is due to mixing of acid and normal water.

The term acid rain does not convey the true nature of the problem and therefore scientists use the term "acid depositions". This is because the acid which has formed due to pollution may return to the earth as a solid or a gas and not just as rain. Depending upon the climatic conditions it could also come down as rain, fog, or snow, and in the wet form it is known as "acid precipitation".