2007-02-27 07:44:31 · 3 answers · asked by hot chicka 101 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Coal fired power plants are a source of acid rain. The power plants burn coal that contains sulfur. The sulfur is vented to the atmosphere. In the atmosphere the sulfur combines with hydrogen and oxygen to create sulfuric acid. The acid combines with water in the clouds then comes down as rain.
Volcanoes also vent sulfer in the the atmosphere.
Sulfur also comes from car, truck, and airplane exhausts.
2007-02-27 09:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by Lost in PA 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a total myth and a lie told by radical environmentalists. Back in the 80's I was told in school that acid rain was such a problem that by the time I was in my thirties, there would be rain in some places that could melt metal.
didn't happen.
Yet another lie, just like man-made global warming or as Al Gore calls it "Climate Crisis"
2007-02-27 07:53:40 · answer #2 · answered by Tumbling Dice 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is sulfur and nitrogen emissions from either natural or man-made sources which react in the atmosphere to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. Natural emissions are, say, volcanoes, while man-made emission come from cars, and factories.
2007-02-27 07:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by MSDC 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋