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NALT Concept Space
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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental degradation
  4. acid deposition
  5. wet deposition
  6. acid rain
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental science
  3. environmental degradation
  4. acid deposition
  5. wet deposition
  6. acid rain
  1. Fields of Study
  2. Earth system science
  3. atmospheric deposition
  4. acid deposition
  5. wet deposition
  6. acid rain

Preferred term

acid rain

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Low pH rainfall resulting from atmospheric reactions of aerosols containing chlorides and sulfates (or other negative ions).

    Source: NASA Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • acidic rain

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/70456

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