Acid Deposition

Use the information from the EPA's Acid Rain Students site, Clearing the Air: The Facts About Capping and Trading Emissions their Sulfur Dioxide Trends page, Acid Rain in New England, Acid Rain Chapter of the Fundamentals of Physical Geography site, the map at http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/isopleths/maps2007/phlab.gif, recent news articles, your text, and any other sources to find out the following about acid rain.

Work with another student to answer these questions, and verify your work with a different group.

1. What is acid deposition?

2. Where does the pollution that causes acid rain come from (list at least 5 sources)?

3. Is acid deposition always wet (explain)?

4. Is natural precipitation acidic? Why?

5. If rain is naturally acidic, why does it matter if pollution makes it more acidic?

6. How does acid deposition affect aquatic ecosystems?

7. How does acid deposition affect terrestrial (land) plant life?

8. How does acid deposition affect animal life?

9. What are the socioeconomic (direct human) consequences of acidification?

10. How does acid deposition affect human health?

11. How many times more acid is deposited in CT than in the western part of the US?

12. How is the acid rain problem connected to other atmosphere components we have studied?

13. What can be done to stop acid rain?

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