Acid rain is an issue that can not be over looked.  This phenomenon destroys anything it touches or interacts with it.  When acid rain damages the forest or the environment it affects humans in the long run.  Once forests are totally destroyed and lakes are totally polluted animals begin to decrease because of lack of food and shelter.  If all the animals, which are our food source, die out, humans too would die out.  Acid rain can also destroy our homes and monuments that humans hold dearly.

     There are many possible solutions to the acid rain problem. One solution is to use fuels that burn more cleanly. Another solution is to burn coal more efficiently. Power plant and factory chimneys can be fitted with scrubbers that release 90-95% sulfur free smoke and also produces sludge from which gypsum, a building material, can be produced. This problem can also be solved by enforcing tight emission standards on vehicles that burn gas and diesel. One other solution is fitting devices such as a catalytic converter into car exhaust pipes to minimize the amount of sulfur dioxide in car exhaust.

  For example, turning off lights not being used, and reduce air conditioning and heat usage.  Replacing old appliances and electronics with newer energy efficient products is also an excellent idea.  Sulfur dioxide emission can be reduced by adding scrubbers to utility plants.  An alternative power source can also be used in power plants to reduce emissions.  These alternatives are: geothermal energy, solar power energy, wind energy, and water energy.

    In conclusion, the two primary sources of acid rain is sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.  Automobiles are the main source of nitrogen oxide emissions, and utility factories are the main source for sulfur dioxide emissions.  These gases evaporate into the atmosphere and then oxidized in clouds to form nitric or nitrous acid  and sulfuric acid.  When these acids fall back to the earth they do not cause damage to just the environment but also to human health.  Acid rain kills plant life and destroys life in lakes and ponds.  The pollutants in acid rain causes problem in human respiratory systems.  The pollutants attack humans indirectly through the foods they consumed.  They effected human health directly when humans inhale the pollutants.  Governments have passed laws to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, but it is no use unless people start to work together in stopping the release of these pollutants.  If the acid rain destroys our environment, eventually it will destroy us as well.