Pollution
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Get there the green way
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Lethal raindrops
None of us like to get caught in a downpour, but we take a look at how the planet is getting more than a little bit wet thanks to acid rainstorms.
5 Things u need2know
- Acid rain is produced when air pollution reacts with droplets of water in clouds. Rain then falls as weak acid.
- If you suffer from asthma or other respiratory problems, exposure to high levels of air pollution may aggravate your symptoms.
- Emissions from road transport contribute around 70 per cent of the air pollution in our towns and cities.
- There are regulations to cut pollution from road vehicles and controls to prevent harmful emissions from factories and industry.
- The UK's drinking water is safe because water companies remove a lot of pollutants before it pours through our taps. Other countries around the world are not so lucky, and diseases can be a real threat.
