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acid rain
Definition
Rain having a pH less than 5.6. The acidity results from chemical reactions occurring when water, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, generally released by industrial processes, are chemically transformed into sulphuric and nitric acids.
Broader Terms
BT
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acid precipitation
Related terms
RT
⇆
acid deposition
RT
⇆
acid lakes
RT
⇆
acid particles
RT
⇆
acidification
RT
⇆
air acidification
RT
⇆
damage to forests
RT
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dry deposition
RT
⇆
emissions trading
RT
⇆
nitrogen oxides
RT
⇆
sulphur dioxide
RT
⇆
water acidification
RT
⇆
wet deposition
Italian
pioggia acida
Theme
air
Theme
climate
Theme
health/nutrition
Theme
land/landscape
Theme
pollution
Theme
soil
Theme
water
ExactMatch:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/51
Date of creation
07-Mar-2013
Accepted term
07-Mar-2013
Descendant terms
0
ARK
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