The Effects In Animals And Vegtation

Effects In Animals

The animals that live in the ground can be affected by the acid rain. One way they can be affected is when the acids kill the trees an their homes are destroyed. Another way they can be affected is when their source of water like lakes or streams are acidic and they drink the polluted water. They could probably get sick or even die. The animals that live in the water can also be affected. One way they are affected

is simply that they die because of the acidic water. Fishes are very sensitive to acidic water. Another way they can be affected is by eating smaller things that are contaminated because of the acid.

Effects In Plants

Acid that goes into the ground dissolves nutrients such as magnesium and calcium, that

trees need to survive. Without nutrients the trees catch infections or diseases and die. Acid rain also causes aluminum to be releases into the soil creating difficulties for trees to take up water. Trees that are high in the mountains are at great danger because they are expose to acidic fog or clouds, which have much more acidity.

Animals Affected

Unfortunately the increase of acids and aluminum can be deadly to the aquatic life. Animals like phytoplankton, mayflies, rainbow trout, small mouth bass, frogs, salamanders, crayfish and other creatures.

pH Effects

pH can affect the animals. It depends on the level of pH. If the acid rain has a high level then it will affect more. If it's level is a little more than 6.5 (neutral) than is just going to affect a little. So the higher the pH level the more it affects and the less the level the less is going to affect.