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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.
(Source: DUNSTE)
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atmospheric pollution |
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acid deposition |
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acidification | |
Scope note:
scope note is not available
Groups:
WASTES, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION
Themes:
air
pollution
Other relations:
- Has exact match
- AGROVOC: acid rain
- EuroVoc: acid rain
- Wikipedia article
- Acid rain
| Arabic: | مطر حمضي |
| Basque: | euri azido |
| Bulgarian: | Киселинен дъжд |
| Catalan: | pluja àcida |
| Chinese: | 酸雨 |
| Croatian: | kisela kiša |
| Czech: | deště kyselé |
| Danish: | sur regn |
| Dutch: | zure regen |
| English (US): | acid rain |
| Estonian: | happevihm |
| Finnish: | happosade, hapan sade |
| French: | pluie acide |
| German: | Saurer Regen |
| Greek: | όξινη βροχή |
| Hungarian: | savas eső |
| Irish: | báisteach aigéadach |
| Italian: | pioggia acida |
| Latvian: | skābais lietus |
| Lithuanian: | rūgštusis lietus |
| Maltese: | xita aċiduża |
| Norwegian: | sur nedbør |
| Polish: | kwaśny deszcz |
| Portuguese: | chuvas ácidas |
| Romanian: | ploaie acidă |
| Russian: | кислотный дождь |
| Slovak: | kyslý dážď |
| Slovenian: | kisel dež |
| Spanish: | lluvia ácida |
| Swedish: | surt regn |
| Turkish: | asit yağmuru |
| Ukrainian: | кислотний дощ |
Concept URL: <http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/51>
