y facing. To understand the possible solutions to the problem we must first examine the causes. Acid rain is caused by a number of factors. It can be blamed mainly on large local burning Factories in the Midwestern United States. Coal burning and steel smelting factories have been pouring pollutants into the atmosphere for years. These factories emit tons of sulfur into the air everyday. This goes up into the atmosphere and turns into sulfuric acid which eventually falls in the form of acid precipitation. In the past, the environment has been able, to a certain extent , filter out some of mans damage and cleanse itself. Unfortunately, the rate at which Nitrogen dioxide and Sulfuric dioxide have been dumped into the environment far exceeds the ability of nature to deal with and eliminate these chemicals. When did all this begin? Much of the increase of pollution can be found in the 18th century. As society moved into the industrial revolution in Europe and the United Stated, coal burning was greatly increased(Stopping 1). Even as man took his greatest steps forward in his search for improved output, technology took huge leaps backward for care of Earth. With new inventions like the gas engine more and more sulfur dioxide is dumped into the atmosphere everyday. the burning of fossil fuels is the number one cause of sulfur dioxide pollution in the world. When the Sulfur dioxide released from the big factories reach the air, then combines with Nitrogen oxide to form an acid compound. This then combines with water and falls down to the ground creating acid precipitation. Thus far we have established that these elements are let into the atmosphere , but how do they travel through our atmosphere? For one thing, Sulfur and Nitrogen oxides are carried by mother nature. Thats right weather determines how far these emissions will travel through the air. On days with a low-front sweeping through the area, these emissions are able to travel hundr...
