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Transboundary pollution from which source causes acid rain in Germany?

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Industrialization is the source of trans boundary pollution causing acid rain in Germany. Acid rain damages forests, freshwater lakes, and corrodes buildings.

Step-by-step explanation:

Acid rain is a particular problem in industrial areas where the products of combustion and smelting are released into the air without being stripped of sulfur and nitrogen oxides.

It damages forests, freshwater lakes, and even corrodes statuary and building facades made of marble and limestone.

Thus the source of transboundary pollution that causes acid rain in Germany is also industrialization. A highproportion of air pollution in Germany comes from road traffic.

Power plants release the majority of sulfur dioxide and much of the nitrogen oxides when they burn fossil fuels, such as coal, to produce electricity. In addition, the exhaust from cars, trucks, and buses releases nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide into the air. These pollutants cause acid rain.

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