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Acid Rain / London Smog Acid Rain

Acid Rain

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Acid rain can impact ecosystems in various ways: Waldsterben

(dying forest) AcidicaBon of lakes

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Uptake of SO2, NO2, sulfuric and nitric acid into rain and fog acid rain/fog

London Smog

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London Smog

H. de Voeux (1905): Smoke + Fog Smog CombinaBon of smoke from coal res and fog in England. Known for many years Physiological symptoms: chest constricBon, diculBes breathing, headache, nausea, vomiBng, ..

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Many deaths due to smog

Ingredients of London Smog

RadiaBon inversion in winter. SomeBmes mixing height only 50 - 100 m

Coal res from house heaBng and industry release SO2 (sulfur dioxide) and soot

Fog droplets take up SO2 and sulfuric acid and become very acidic

Acidic fog droplets + smoke parBcles are responsible for health eects

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What is London or sulfurous smog? Acids and bases in the atmosphere Sulfur chemistry Nitrogen chemistry How is acid rain and fog formed? Impacts of acid rain and fog.

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