). When atmospheric sulfur _), sulfuric and sulfurous acid form. Rain may bring these acids to Volcanoes may emit large quantities of sulfur dioxide (11. dioxide combines with water (12. . the Earth, acidifying soils, lakes and rivers. Acidic water leaches nutrients from the soil into the water table, making the soil less fertile for plants, and the subterranean water supply less potable for humans (13. _). Acid rain falling on lakes and streams reduces the pH of the water, which may result in a decrease in phytoplankton and zooplankton growth (14. concentrations of carbon dioxide can build up and stimulate global warming (15. which may contribute to increased melting of glaciers. _). If photosynthesis is reduced, atmospheric

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Volcanoes may emit large quantities of sulfur dioxide (11.
dioxide combines with water (12.
the Earth, acidifying soils, lakes and rivers. Acidic water leaches nutrients from the soil into the water table,
making the soil less fertile for plants, and the subteranean water supply less potable for humans (13.
_). When atmospheric sulfur
_), sulfuric and sulfurous acid form. Rain may bring these acids to
Acid rain falling on lakes and streams reduces the pH of the water, which may result in a decrease
in phytoplankton and zooplankton growth (14.
concentrations of carbon dioxide can build up and stimulate global warming (15.
contribute to increased melting of glaciers.
). If photosynthesis is reduced, atmospheric
) which may
Transcribed Image Text:Volcanoes may emit large quantities of sulfur dioxide (11. dioxide combines with water (12. the Earth, acidifying soils, lakes and rivers. Acidic water leaches nutrients from the soil into the water table, making the soil less fertile for plants, and the subteranean water supply less potable for humans (13. _). When atmospheric sulfur _), sulfuric and sulfurous acid form. Rain may bring these acids to Acid rain falling on lakes and streams reduces the pH of the water, which may result in a decrease in phytoplankton and zooplankton growth (14. concentrations of carbon dioxide can build up and stimulate global warming (15. contribute to increased melting of glaciers. ). If photosynthesis is reduced, atmospheric ) which may
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