The Problem of Acidic Rain

In many of our lakes and streams, plant and animal life has been choked off by acid rain-rain containing nitrogen and sulfur oxides discharged from motor vehicles and coal burning power plants and factories. Rising upward into the atmosphere, these pollutants circulate, react with moisture, and turn into nitric and sulfuric acids, which eventually fall back to earth-in rain or snow that is as acidic as lemon juice or vinegar. Unfortunately, many of the towering industrial smokestacks that were designed to minimize local pollution have apparently acted to increase acid rain. They inject the pollutants higher into the atmosphere, which makes it easier for acidic compounds to form. The effect of acid rain on humans is still unclear, but acid sulfate particles-bits of “acid dust” that float down independent of rain, snow, and sleet-are believed to contribute to a number of respiratory elements.

I have experience of this acidic rain, when the industry near of our workplace expel SO ₂  gas to the atmosphere, immediately the rice field around that industry become yellow and died, SO ₂  gas sometime directly down when the whether wet or when the rain come. SO₂ absorb by water become H ₂ SO ₄ , a sulfuric acid same as the acid use in car battery.SO₂ gas from the smokestack have very bad effect to the atmosphere, if they don't down at that time they will accumulate in the atmosphere and will absorb by vapor and react become sulfuric acid.

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The Efficacy of Seven Wellspring Resources in Cibulan

Cibulan is a tourist area in Kuningan - West Java. In tourist areas there are seven springs (water source) are believed to have various properties; could provide some benefits if we drink and wash our faces in the spring.

Seven Springs is channeled through the bamboo shower each having its own name, namely:

1. Victorious well, believed to help to get the succes
2. Glory well,
3. Granted Well, we wish to come true
4. Cirancana well, plans to launch the desired
5. Cisadane well,
6. Ease well, facilitate the road
7. Safety well, provide safety

Among the seven wells, it was reportedly one of the wells containing the Golden Crab, which is locate on well Cirancana. If there are people who are lucky and can see the manifestation of the Golden Crab, then all wishes will come true.

Seven springs were located around “petilasan” said to be rest place of Siliwangi King when here stay on his return from the war of Bubat. Petilasan was a stone structure like a statue menhir and two striped tiger (symbol of the greatness of the Great Pajajaran King). Seven wells and petilasan Siliwangi King is often visited by people to make pilgrimages, especially on Friday evenings or during the month of Maulud Kliwon of Hijri calendar. They believe that the water in the place will be a blessing and may grant their request.