Question

Pollution due to coal burning most frequently tends to affect lakes by -

Answer 1

The fundamental issue involves contamination of nearby rivers, lakes, and aquifers by what comes out of a coal mine—usually highly acidic water containing heavy metals like arsenic, copper, and lead. The process is known as acid mine drainage.

Answer 2

Pollution caused due to the burning of coal most frequently tends to affect lakes by increasing the acidity of the lakes.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Burning of fossil fuels like coal releases sulfurous gases into the atmosphere. These gases get mixed up with the water vapors to form acidic clouds.

• Later when precipitation occurs, the water that pours down from such clouds contains acidic properties.

• This water mixes with the water in the lakes through direct precipitation over the lakes or through the runoff water that eventually mixes with the lakes and rivers.