Acid Rain in Germany

Mia Crumbley6th Grade

Social StudiesCoastal Middle School

10/4/2016

Georgia StandardsSS6G9 The student will discuss

environmental issues in Europe. • a. Explain the major concerns of Europeans

regarding the issues such as acid rain in Germany, air pollution in the United Kingdom, and the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

Document BDocument BAcid Rain Risk

Document C – Forest DamageBranches from a tree in Germany’s Black Forest show needle loss and yellowed boughs caused by acid rain.

Document D - StatuesDocument D - Statues

Document E - What's Killing the Trees? 1987 NASA

• https://youtu.be/qmUDpt6Q4eg

Acid Rain In GermanyAcid Rain In Germany• is rain, snow, sleet, or other wet is rain, snow, sleet, or other wet

precipitationprecipitation that is that is polluted by acidspolluted by acids such as sulfuric acid and nitric acidsuch as sulfuric acid and nitric acid

• causedcaused chiefly chiefly from the burning of fossil from the burning of fossil fuelsfuels such as coal, gas, and oil by cars, such as coal, gas, and oil by cars, factories, and power plantsfactories, and power plants

• Negative effectsNegative effects:: a) can a) can damage statues, buildings, and damage statues, buildings, and

bridgesbridges b) has b) has killed killed entire fish fish populations c) can c) can harm forests and soilharm forests and soil

Pollution ManagementPollution Management

• Many Many businesses specialize in it • Some Some develop devices that remove develop devices that remove

harmful particles from smokestack harmful particles from smokestack emissionsemissions, such as , such as filtersfilters, by traps , by traps that use static electricity, that use static electricity, oror by devices by devices called called scrubbersscrubbers that wash out particles that wash out particles with chemical sprayswith chemical sprays

Environment Issues ChartIssue Describe Causes Effects How

addressingAcid Rain in GermanyAir Pollution in the UKNuclear Disaster in Ukraine

Environment Issues ChartIssue Describe Causes Effects How

addressingAcid Rain in Germany

-precipitation that is polluted by acids

--Gases released into the air by the burning of fossil fuels

-Forest damaged or killed-Pollutes rivers and lakes, kills fish-Eats away at brick and stonework (statues, Bridges, buildings)

-Business that specialize in cleaning pollution-factories reducing gases using scrubbers/filters in air are fined-Cars have converters on exhaust-Government passing laws and changing to less polluting fuels

Air Pollution in the UKNuclear Disaster in Ukraine

Acid RainAcid Rain is the biggest

environmental issue in Europe.DescribeCausesEffectsSolutions-- 2 citations

Document –

Acid Precipitation

- Acid Rain Eating Washington, D.C.

• https://youtu.be/Nc6j7zz1_do

ENRICHMENTAcid Precipitation - A Sustainability Documentary • https://youtu.be/xKgX9PhTZj4