Are there any other effects of acid rain?

Yes, there are many more effects of acid rain.

Visibility

According to Acid Rain Environmental Effects Factsheet, "Sulfur dioxide emissions lead to the formation of sulfate particles in the atmosphere. Sulfate particles amount for more than 50 percent of the visibility reduction in the eastern part of the United States....."

Materials

Acid rain is known to help in corrosion, discoloration, and deteriorates stone and paint on buildings. Some of the world's greatest monuments, including the cathedrals of Europe and the Colosseum in Rome, have shown signs of deterioration.

Human Health

Acid rain has many effects on human health.

• First, we eat food, drink water, and breathe air that has been affected by acid rain.
• There is a link between this pollution, and respiration problems in sensitive groups. (children, elderly, and asthmatics)
• Acid rain can make the levels of toxic metals (aluminum, copper and mercury for example) be higher in untreated drinking water.
• Sulfur dioxide can become sulfur aerosols in the atmosphere. Sulfate aerosols can be inhaled, (in the eastern United States, they make up 25% of inhalable particles) and can be the cause of more sickness, and death from lung disorders such as asthma and bronchitis.
• Ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, soot, and lead. These effect lung function, such as causing dieases like asthma. In addition, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and particles that contribute to cardiovascular disease; the last also promotes lung cancer. Lead causes mental retardation in children and high blood pressure in adults. Nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide are the principal contributors to acid rain, and ozone damages crops and trees.