Environmental Science
Acid Rain: Chemistry, Formation, Effects, and Neutralization Strategies
Quick fact
The term 'acid rain' was coined in 1852 by Robert Angus Smith, and the phenomenon became a major environmental issue in the 1970s-80s, leading to landmark legislation like the U.S. Clean Air Act amendments of 1990.
Why this is interesting
You know acid rain is harmful, but have you ever wondered how gases in the air turn into rain that can dissolve stone, kill fish, and strip forests?