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acid rain, the precipitation of moisture, as rain, with high acidity caused by release into the atmosphere of pollutants from industry, motor vehicle exhaust, and other sources. Acid precipitation with a pH of 5.6 or lower is blamed by various authorities for numerous human health problems, fish kills, and the destruction of timber. Also called acid precipitation, acid snow. See also acid dust, acid flush, and acid mist. acid rain rain which contains materials, sulfates and oxidation products of nitrogen and sulfur particularly, produced by combustion of coal and oil in industrial processes and by motor vehicles; lowers the pH of water bodies; see acid waters; credited with local decline of fish culture. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The trail is a living laboratory of
protected slices of land that could reflect environmental changes such
as higher ozone levels, acid rain, smog, and other air quality
indicators. Comprising numerous
indicators related to the environment, the index found China to be
extremely weak in the sustainability of water use, air pollution, and
emissions of acid rain and greenhouse-effect gases, as well as in
resource and waste management, and environmental governance. Evers says his findings also indicate that acid rain has leached
calcium (an essential ingredient in the formation of eggshells) out of
the soil. |
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