What are the Environmental Effects of Nitrogen Oxide?
The main environmental concern regarding nitrogen oxides is when they combine with sulphur dioxide (SO2) to form acid rain. Acid rain forms when nitric and sulphuric acid reacts with water droplets to form a rain cloud. The precipitation that comes out of this rain cloud will be high in acidity. When acid rain continually falls on the same location, the soil and bodies of water surrounding this area slowly become more acidic as well. This changes the living conditions for many plants and animals living on both the land and in the water. Some plants and animals are not able to adapt to these increased acidic conditions and die. Acid rain also affects infrastructures by corroding cars, buildings, and histoical monuments. This costs cities millions of dollars in damages every year! As mentioned above, nitrogen oxides are associated with ground level ozone, and particulate matter. The environmental impacts of these other pollutants should also be observed. For more information about the en
