ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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too many people dumping trash
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too many loud airplanes
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emissions from its many coal-burning power plants
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -When it comes to the problem of acid rain, Germany is its own worst enemy. The main sources of acid rain are smoke from factories and cars. Factories burn fossil fuels like natural gas, coal, and oil.
Detailed explanation-2: -The biggest sources are coal-burning power plants, factories, and automobiles.
Detailed explanation-3: -While a small portion of the SO2 and NOX that cause acid rain is from natural sources such as volcanoes, most of it comes from the burning of fossil fuels. The major sources of SO2 and NOX in the atmosphere are: Burning of fossil fuels to generate electricity.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.