ices could provide both jobs and opportunities- and clean air.(Boyle126.) With higher standards, to Acts such as the Clean Air and Clean Water Act we could eliminate all the excess pollution, that we have because of unregulated factory emissions. As far as how to deal with the acid rain problem we now have in our lakes and streams the answer is liming. This method involves the dumping of lime ( a natural alkaline material) into acid polluted waters. With this method lime is dumped either by plane or by barge into the water to help neutralize the pH to a safe level where aquatic species can thrive. However there are many downsides to liming. One reason is that it is very expensive and it only lasts for a maximum of two to three years before the acid starts to take control again. Another reason why liming can be harmful is that if it is not properly dosed it can prove to be just as deadly to living organisms as the acid rain . Many lakes have tried liming out and most with success, but it is just too costly to keep it up for further treatments. With 50,000 lakes that need to be treated it is almost impossible to get that much lime to treat them all. . There are also many ideas that liming should be used only in lakes that have no life anymore, so species can be introduced back into them. Then it can be regulated as it needs to be to keep life flourishing, while we wait for other solutions. Finally acid rain is becoming noticed as a very serious environmental problem. Everyday more and more pollutants are entering our environment and we need to reduce them. Thousands of lakes and acres of forests have already been destroyed because of acid pollution. Now that we know what is necessary to do plans should be made to cut down on our pollution and eliminate a lot of sulfur dioxide that enters our environment. Its essential that we look into other fuel sources besides coal and the other fossil fuels. This will help so much by reduc...
