MTBEMethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether. The word sounds like it's foreign. It might even sound like it is out of that nerd in highschool's chemistry book, but it is becoming as common as wildfires in Redding. Until about seven years ago, when it was first introduced into our lives, many American's had n...

For many years now, scientists have researched and test the affects of air pollution. It has already been proven that pollution and the chemical substances affect a person's health and well being. There are a lot of things pollute the air, including ourselves and what we do. Pollution is basi...

The report by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) on the three-kilometre brown cloud hanging over Asia zeroes in on this kind of fuel burning as the source of the cloud that is disrupting monsoons, lowering agricultural output and creating air pollution leading to respiratory diseases....

Acid rain is rain that is more acidic than normal. Acid rain is a complicated problem. Primarily caused by air pollution, acid rain\'s spread and damage involve weather, chemistry, soil, and the life cycles of plants and animals on the land and in lakes and streams. This form of air pollution is ...

Air pollution affects everyone\'s daily life and acid rain one of the many forms of air pollution especially. I chose this subject because people need to understand the detrimental ramifications of acid rain. My admiration of the fashion industry have encouraged me to acquire my fine and elaborate w...

Water Degradation Based on the article: River Life Through U.S. Broadly Degraded. By William K. Stevens, Jan. 26, 93 Society has been presented with a broad spectrum of cause and effectrelationships within the water based ecosystems. Without a conscious effort torehabilitate our water systems ma...

For years ever since most of the world has been industrialized, the effects of pollution have plagued nations alike. Acid rain is one of the largest contributors to this industrialized form of pollution. Throughout this report an explanation of the devastating effects to the environment caused by ...

As time approaches the 21st century, the automobile has become our major source of mass transportation. Everything about our culture and society has developed around this necessary form of travel. However, along with this necessity comes the issue of pollution to the environment. These great gasolin...

Acid Rains Scientific evidence has shown that atmospheric deposition of sulfur and nitrogen compounds can harm ecosystems. Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA or the Act) addresses the problem of such effects by mandating reductions in emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, t...

IntroductionSince the beginning of time, humans have learned to make use of many things in nature such as fire and electricity. From the early times through the Industrial Revolution to the Space Age, humans have produced inventions that use many of the earth's varied energy resources to make living...

INTRODUCTIONImagine one day having to walk outside wearing a mask; or not being able to open the windows of your house on a cool spring day. Or even worst, imagine looking out of you window and not seeing any form of life. All the vegetation has died off due to acid rain and severe damage from sul...