Hey, I thought we were doing WATER pollution causes! Well, surprisingly enough, air
pollution contributes substantially to water pollution. Pollutants like mercury, sulfur dioxide,
nitric oxides, and ammonia deposit out of the air and then cause problems like mercury
contamination in fish and acidification of lakes.
Most of the air pollution that affects water comes from coal-fired power plants and the
tailpipes of our vehicles, though some also comes from industrial emissions.