SS6G8 – Explain environmental issues in Europe.

a. Explain the causes and effects of acid rain in Germany.

What could of damaged this statue in Germany?

1908 2018

What is Acid Rain?

Acid rain is when factories’ smoke or vehicles’ exhaust containing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides go up into the atmosphere and come back down to earth in the form of harmful precipitation (rain or snow)

Acid rain occurs when…smoke from factories or the exhaust from vehicles - contains sulfur

dioxide and nitrogen oxides

released into the air

“acts with water, oxygen, and other chemicals”

becomes ACIDIC

and it comes back down to earth in the form of harmful precipitation -rain, snow, sleet – ACID RAIN

Illustration of how acid rain occurs

Causes of Acid Rain in Germany

Smoke from factories and power plants Coal-burning

Causes of Acid Rain in Germany

Automobile emissions (exhaust)

Causes of Acid Rain in GermanyWind carries air pollution from Western Europe (France and the United Kingdom) to Germany

Effects of Acid Rain in Germany

Damage to vegetation (plants, trees, etc.)

Damage to lakes, rivers and streamsRhine and Danube River

Germans afraid of this…

Black Forest in Germany

…becoming this…

Effects of Acid Rain in Germany

Contamination of drinking water

Damage to buildings and monuments

Solutions to Germany’s Acid Rain problem

Factories switching to cleaner fuels

Decrease the use of fossil fuels like coal and oil

Reducing automobile emissions

Developing new types of energy like wind turbines and solar energy

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So Why? Why it important to know about Acid Rain?

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