ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Question
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Emissions from cars cause acid rain.
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Air currents carry toxic smoke from other countries to Germany.
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The river of southwestern Germany are used to make electricity for other countries.
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Germany has many buildings that are being destroyed by the chemicals in the acid rain.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How does nature play a role in Germany’s acid rain problem? The poisonous emissions from cars cause acid rain. Air currents carry toxic smoke from other countries’ factories to Germany. The rivers of southwestern Germany are used to make electricity for other countries.
Detailed explanation-2: -What are the main causes of air pollution in Germany? Themain causes of air pollution in Germany are road traffic, emissions from powerstations, industrial processes (including solvent emissions), heating with fossilfuels, agriculture and waste treatment. The main sources of air pollution aremainly anthropogenic.
Detailed explanation-3: -In what way does acid rain pose a threat to the German economy? Germany must pay to repair damaged bridges and roads. Acid rain damages the resources on which the timber industry relies.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1972, West Germany amended its constitution to address the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution that caused acid rain, which was, in turn, causing widespread damage to German forests. Soon, that amendment worked its way into a federal statute named Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz.
Detailed explanation-5: -Acid rain can be formed by natural causes, such as volcanic eruptions. More commonly, however, acid rain is due to human activities. Burning fossil fuels, manufacturing, oil refineries, electricity generation, and vehicles all release sulfur and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere.