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acid rain

Definition

  • Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions. It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure through the process of wet deposition. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. Governments have made efforts since the 1970s to reduce the release of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere with positive results. Nitrogen oxides can also be produced naturally by lightning strikes and sulfur dioxide is produced by volcanic eruptions. The chemicals found in acid rain can cause paint to peel and stone statues to begin to appear old and worn down, which reduces their value and beauty.

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Contributor

  • nsb@ceh.ac.uk@ceh.ac.uk

Creator

  • 2024-06-05

In other languages

Arabic

  • مطر حمضي

Bulgarian

  • Киселинен дъжд

Chinese

  • 酸雨

Croatian

  • kisela kiša

Czech

  • deště kyselé

Danish

  • sur regn

Dutch

  • zure regen

Estonian

  • happevihm

Finnish

  • happosade, hapan sade
  • Happamoituminen

French

  • pluie acide

German

  • Saurer Regen

Greek

  • όξινη βροχή

Hungarian

  • savas eső

Italian

  • pioggia acida

Japanese

  • 酸性雨

Latvian

  • skābais lietus

Lithuanian

  • rūgštusis lietus

Norwegian

  • sur nedbør
  • Sur nedbør

Polish

  • kwaśny deszcz
  • Kwaśne opady

Portuguese

  • chuva ácida
  • chuvas ácidas

Romanian

  • ploaie acidă

Slovak

  • kyslý dážď

Slovenian

  • kisel dež

Spanish

  • lluvia ácida

Swedish

  • surt regn

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20388

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