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ACID RAIN







Welcome to this research study on acid rain. You may choose to be a specialist in one of the areas listed below. You may research information in your field, compile data, analyze the data, and then meet with others in your group for their input. You will then write a report on this topic. You may write about information you discovered, and creative ideas about any aspect of this topic.

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Click on the subject of your choice:


CHEMISTRY




You have chosen to be a chemist. Your job will be be to find out the chemical make-up and properties of acid rain. Some questions you may want to answer are:


click here for resources
click here for Acid Rain ABCs
click here for some great general information
click here for information about pH
click here for reference material on cloud chemistry
click here for information about distillation
click here to read about an artist's solution

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ECONOMICS



You have chosen to be an economist. Your job will be to find out effects of acid rain on the world economy. Some questions you may want to answer are: click here for information on acid rain and power stations
click here for information on the Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain
click here for general information on acid rain from Yahoo
click here for some solutions
click here for information about cost of acid rain
click here for information about Bush's Clean Air Act (one view)

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HISTORY



You have chosen to be a historian. Your job will be to find out how acid rain has evolved through history in cause and effect. Some questions you may want to answer are:
click here for information about the Mayan Pyramids and acid rain
click here for general information sites
click here for Timework Page
click here for information about the Industrial Revolution
click here to see how volcanoes have produced acid rain through history
click here for more information about acid rain in history

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ENVIRONMENT



You have chosen to be an Environmentalist. Your job will be to find out how acid rain effects the environment, water, air, soil, plants or animals. Some questions you may want to answer: click here for yahoo
click here for information on Hydrology
click here for general information
click here for Environmental News Network
click here for information on how acidity affects aquatic organisms
click here for news on the environment
click here for more information about pollution control
click here for information about environment and acid rain
click here to have a scientist answer your questions
click here for effects of acid rain on terrestial habitats
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HEALTH




You have chosen to be a researcher in the field of human health. Your job will be to find out possible connections between acid rain and health problems. Some possible questions you may want to answer are:
click here for information
click here for government information on acid rain
click here for information on acid rain's effects on human health
click here for information on effects of acid rain on drinking water


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POLITICS

You have chosen to be a politician. Your job will be to find out what problems are associated with acid rain, and if these problems could be controlled by legislation, and if so, how this could be done. Some questions you may want to consider are:

click here for information about S.E.P.A.State Environmental Policy Act, Washington State
click here for some references
click here for information about government regulations
click here for E.P.A. documents on Acid Rain
click here for general information about acid rain in all categories

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