2007-01-03 10:41:29 · 5 answers · asked by qwerty 2 in Environment
Yes. The pollution in urban areas is a combination of sulfate particles, mercury, CO2(carbon dioxde), and other particles. Pollution has cloud condensation nuclei(CCN). These small particles make it easier for water to condense on them but harder for it to rain b/c the particles are so small they continue to float in the atmoshpere. This decreases the amount of rain in the area. CO2 is the biggest problem when it does rain. The CO2 in the air dissolves into the clouds and forms carbonic acid. This is what causes acid rain. The of course ends up in surrounding bodies of water. If too much of this goes in the ocean, it will start to destroy the formation of shells and coral which is bad.
2007-01-03 10:54:56 · answer #1 · answered by nauticaseven 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. Acid rain is a major concern for air pollution regulators. It is caused mainly by SOx and NOx which are caused by the burning fossil fuels. They mix with moisture and other chemicals to to fall as acid rain or in dry areas will fall as dust or small particles. Acid rain will change the pH of water bodies causing species mortalities and changing the ecology of the environment. Almost all hazardous air pollutants can be deposited to water in some manner with mercury being the most popular at the time. Acid rain has been approached by developing a cap and trade program and federal reductions in power plant emissions. Mercury is also expected to be reduced if the power plant emissions reductions are taken seriously by power plant corporations and/or Congress. Ever wonder why its so hard to find a large amount of native trout streams in the highly populated areas?
2007-01-03 14:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by Kawailani 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure it does because since the city's pollution like gas and smoke from cars and such are polluting all the air.The bodies of water get affected for example like getting oil spills from car's whos polluting thecity and the bodies of water! DOUBLE CRIME! That's what I think anyway, well sorry for my run on sentences.
2007-01-03 10:51:54 · answer #3 · answered by Kiko Azura 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mercury from fossil fuels gets into the atmosphere and into waters everwhere...small critters eat it along with particles of food and the fish eat them...we eat fish and we get mercury poisoning
2007-01-03 11:15:58 · answer #4 · answered by Ford Prefect 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-01-03 10:56:47 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs. Crosby 87! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋