You can help reduce acid rain by making a few simple changes. They are:-

In the home

• Install a low-flow showerhead.
• Run the dishwasher only with a full load.
• Run the washing machine with a full load.
• If using an automatic dishwasher, let the dishes air dry.
• Hang dry some—or all—of the laundry.
• Buy energy-efficient appliances.
• Avoid the use of air conditioners altogether.
• Turn out the lights in empty rooms and when away from home.
• Consider installing energy saving bulbs.
• Turn off the hot water tank when going away for extended periods of time.
• Install additional insulation on the hot water tank and pipes.
• Insulate and draft-proof your doors, windows and lofts.
• Turn down the heat at night and when away from home.

• Look for products using recycled materials and packaging.
• Buy locally produced or grown items from local stores and businesses. They don’t require the transport energy of imported products.

Transport

• Walk, ride your bike or take a bus to work.
• Share a car with a friend or colleague
• Have your engine tuned at least once every six months. .
• Avoid unnecessary idling.
• Reduce the number of trips you make in your car.
• Drive at moderate speeds.
• Take the train or bus on long trips.

There are several things that can be done in order to lessen the problems of acid deposition. For lakes that have been acidified, the pH can be increased by a technique called liming. This process involves adding large quantities of hydrated lime, quick lime or soda ash to the waters in order to increase the alkalinity and pH. Areas that have employed this method have had some success with it. In West Wales, the pH of some lakes was increased from 5.5 to 7.0 and once again brown trout stocks can survive there. Liming, however, does not always work, as getting to the necessary lake may be impossible, the lake may be too big and therefore economically unfeasible, or the lake may have a high flush rate so that they quickly become acidified again after liming.

The best overall solution to the problems of acid deposition is to limit the emission of pollutants at their source.