Acid Rain Legislation

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governments is because of the negative effects they can have on the
environment. Acid rain is harmful to the environment because of it's low pH.
It can harm the biotic components of earth, and also the abiotic components.
It's high acidity degrades soil to the point where it cannot support any type of
plant life. Trees in forests are killed over long-term exposure. When these
trees are killed, an imbalance in the hydrologic cycle can occur. Without
living trees to consume the precipitate, it must be consumed by the earth or any
other plants. These will receive an excess of water, causing other problems in
the hydrologic cycle. This in turn causes a chain reaction of death among our
forests. Some regions are more susceptible to acid rain because they don't have
enough Alkaline soil to "neutralize" the acid before it is able to destroy the
rest of the soil or before it can run off into lakes or rivers. Aquatic
environments can be greatly affected by soil runoff. Acidic ...

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