HOW TO PREVENT ACID RAIN

Acid rain is a real the threat to human health, environment, forests, lakes, aquatic organisms, ecosystem and soil. 
 

There are many things that can be done to help reduce formation of acid rain. They are: 

Ø      Use alternate sources for electricity production besides fossil fuels. They include: nuclear power, hydropower, wind energy, geothermal energy, and solar energy.

Ø      There are also alternative energies available to power automobiles, including natural gas powered vehicles, battery-powered cars, fuel cells, and combinations of alternative and gasoline powered vehicles.

Ø      Buy vehicles with low NOx emissions, and maintain all vehicles well.


Acid rain can be a devastating problem to all countries, but the reduction of sulfur and nitrogen oxide releases, the acid rain problem can be regulated. With help from everyone being conscious about what they are doing day to day to contribute to the problem, the issue can turn to be a problem of the past. But the decline doesn’t mean that the problem is gone. There is still much that everyone should do to help the problem and to help lower the effect on environment, health and economy.