The images below explain the process of how pollutants from modern life become acid rain that in turn pollutes the environment and the food chain.

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acid
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rain
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caused by
pollutants
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from modern life contaminating the environment and food chain. In general, there are 3 main processes where
acid
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rain
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occurs.
At
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the first step,
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vapour
to
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the sky and absorb by the
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.
The
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next process, the contaminated cloud laden with
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will drop the
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rain
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when it is heavy enough. And
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acid
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rain
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could fall into the food chain area. There are many
pollutants
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caused by
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acid
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rain
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,
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as carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, mercury, and other compounds. Those particles came from several resources like housing, transportation, factories, and power stations.
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the toxic waste rises, it will be absorbed by
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.
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process caused the
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laden with
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pollutants
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. In the next part, the polluted
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can move by
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another country or continents and stop above the food
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area
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as land with trees and plants, hills and fields, rivers, and lakes. In the end, when the
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are heavy enough,
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will drop
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acid
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rain
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and contaminate
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nature.

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