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Feature Article
Ethanol Blended
Ethanol Blended
Petrol Programme
Petrol Programme
A s we know petrol is the most commonly well as irritation to eyes. It leads to falling
of flower buds from plants.
used fuel for automobiles. Petrol is a
fossil fuel which is formed after millions
of years from dead and decaying remains When oxides of nitrogen mix with
of plants and animals buried under earth water in rain, nitric acid is formed and
crust. Fossil fuels like petrol are non when oxides of sulphur are mixed with
renewable sources of energy that is their water, sulphuric acid is formed. Thus
supply is limited and they will exhaust presence of these oxides are cause of acid
one day. rain. Acid rain is harmful for agriculture,
trees and plants as it dissolves and
Furthermore, these fuels have traces of washes away nutrients needed for their
elements like nitrogen and sulphur due to growth. It causes respiratory ailments in
which these fuels release oxides of nitrogen human beings and animals. When acid
and sulphur when they are burnt. Thus rain falls and flows as ground water to
burning of fossil fuels leads to air pollution reach rivers, lakes etc. It affects plants
as these oxides are harmful for plants and and animal life in water bodies. It leads to
animals and are also a cause of acid rain. degradation of metal in water pipes
resulting in the leaching of heavy metals
Higher concentrations of nitrogen such as iron, lead and copper into the
dioxide damage the leaves of plants and drinking water. Acid rain damages build-
slow down the rate of photosynthesis ( a ings and other structures made of stone
process by which plants make their or metal. The Taj Mahal in India has been
food). Nitrogen dioxide can lead to acute affected by acid rain. The marble of
respiratory disease in children. Sulphur Tajmahal is getting discoloured and
dioxide can cause Respiratory diseases as lustureless due to acid rain.
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