Acid rain is called a type of precipitation that occurs when moisture from the wind joins with sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfur trioxide produced by industries, petroleum-derived vehicles, among others, since when these elements enter Contact with water can form sulfurous acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, which are spread on the planet through precipitation, that is why it is called acid rain.
This type of precipitation occurs thanks to the high level of pollutants present in the atmosphere, it is known that volcanoes in eruption activity and the vegetal layer are
The effects that this can have on the environment are catastrophic, they can range from the acidification of large bodies of water (rivers, lakes, seas) to the death of plant life in jungles, forests, plains, etc., since these Precipitation carries away the natural nutrients that the soil possesses and therefore plants cannot continue to develop or live, causing the death of such areas. In addition, the infrastructures created by the hand of man can be affected since the acids that acid rain possesses, can undo structures made of limestone or marble.
Con el crecimiento de la población y el uso desmesurado de fuentes de energía contaminante, la lluvia ácida se ha vuelto un problema que arropa a la sociedad es por ello que actualmente se han tomado medidas preventivas con respecto a la emisión de gases contaminantes a la atmósfera, tales como disminuir los niveles de azufre en los combustible, promover el uso de gas natural como combustible, desarrollar el transporte que funciona con energía eléctrica, disminuir la utilización de sustancias químicas en los cultivos, entre otras cosas más.
