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Gene E.Likens discovered acid rain in North America when working with colleagues at the Hubbard Brook experimental forest in the white mountains of New Hampshire. Likens said the PH of these first samples averaged about 4.1 and was often much lower, up to 100 times more acidic than unpolluted rain.

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Acid rain is acidic in nature and it effects various prestigious monuments sites of world like tajmahal. The ph value of this type of rain is very low below 7 in ph scale.
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Acid rain is a form of precipitation that contains high levels of sulfuric and nitric acids, which are formed from emissions of pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. When acid rain falls on soil and bodies of water, it can lower the pH levels and harm plants, animals, and aquatic life. It can also erode buildings, statues, and other structures made of limestone or marble. The effects of acid rain can be mitigated through measures such as reducing emissions of pollutants and using alternative sources of energy.
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When acid rain and dry acidic particles fall to earth, the nitric and sulfuric acid that make the particles acidic can land on statues, buildings, and other manmade structures, and damage their surfaces. The acidic particles corrode metal and cause paint and stone to deteriorate more quickly.
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Likens's study showed that, in the event of a rain mainzzle, the local rain water content (LWR) would be the same as the ocean water content. The rain water content would have a lower pH which would lead to an increased concentration of acid rain.

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