Acid rain and its ecological consequences.

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Anitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, Madhoolikaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-01-04en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-02T03:52:27Z
dc.date.available2008-01-04en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-02T03:52:27Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-04en_US
dc.description96 references.en_US
dc.description.abstractAcidification of rain-water is identified as one of the most serious environmental problems of transboundary nature. Acid rain is mainly a mixture of sulphuric and nitric acids depending upon the relative quantities of oxides of sulphur and nitrogen emissions. Due to the interaction of these acids with other constituents of the atmosphere, protons are released causing increase in the soil acidity Lowering of soil pH mobilizes and leaches away nutrient cations and increases availability of toxic heavy metals. Such changes in the soil chemical characteristics reduce the soil fertility which ultimately causes the negative impact on growth and productivity of forest trees and crop plants. Acidification of water bodies causes large scale negative impact on aquatic organisms including fishes. Acidification has some indirect effects on human health also. Acid rain affects each and every components of ecosystem. Acid rain also damages man-made materials and structures. By reducing the emission of the precursors of acid rain and to some extent by liming, the problem of acidification of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem has been reduced during last two decades.en_US
dc.description.affiliationEcology Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh A, Agrawal M. Acid rain and its ecological consequences. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2008 Jan; 29(1): 15-24en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/113372
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.geocities.com/j_environ_biol/en_US
dc.subject.meshAcid Rain --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshEcological and Environmental Processesen_US
dc.subject.meshEnvironmenten_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshPublic Healthen_US
dc.subject.meshWater Pollutants, Chemical --adverse effectsen_US
dc.titleAcid rain and its ecological consequences.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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