AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 4.7.3.2, 5.9.3.2 · Paper 2, Paper 4
Rain made more acidic by air pollution, including sulphur dioxide released during fuel combustion.
Revise: Waste Management and PollutionAcidic gases, such as sulphur dioxide released when some fossil fuels burn, can lead to acid rain. Acid rain damages leaves and changes soil conditions. It can also make lakes and rivers more acidic, harming or killing aquatic organisms.
- Revise: Effects of Atmospheric Pollutants
Rain made more acidic by acids formed from atmospheric pollutants, particularly sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen.