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Term

acid rain

Term

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.

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Publication year

2004

Definition source URL

http://www.eionet.eu.int/GEMET

Organisation

EEA

Organisation full name

European Environment Agency

Subjects

Air and Climate Change

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