All Flashcards
Reducing SO2 and NOx emissions?
Use cleaner fuels/tech, implement emission limits.
Increasing fossil fuel efficiency?
Reduces the amount of fossil fuels burned.
Promoting renewable energy?
Use solar, wind, etc. which don't produce SO2/NOx.
Planting trees and vegetation?
Trees absorb CO2 and neutralize acid rain effects.
Using pollution control technologies?
Use scrubbers to remove SO2 from power plant emissions.
How does cleaner fuel reduce acid rain?
Reduces SO2 and NOx emissions.
How does increased fossil fuel efficiency help?
Reduces the amount of fossil fuels burned.
How does renewable energy reduce acid rain?
Doesn't produce SO2 or NOx.
How do trees help mitigate acid rain?
Absorb CO2 and can help neutralize acids.
How do scrubbers reduce acid rain?
Remove SO2 from power plant emissions.
How does using natural gas help reduce acid rain?
It produces less SO2 and NOx than coal when burned.
How do emission limits reduce acid rain?
By restricting the amount of SO2 and NOx that can be released.
Dry deposition formation?
NOx and SO2 released, react with ammonia, form nitric salts and sulfates.
Wet deposition (acid rain) formation?
NOx and SO2 react with water, create nitric and sulfuric acid.