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| hazy, brown smog that is created when sunlight reacts with pollutants in the air |
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| smog formed when burning fuel releases sulfur compounds in the air |
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| rain, snow, sleet, or hail with a pH below 5.6 that is created when sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides combine with moisture in the air |
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| the scale used to describe how acidic or basic a substance is |
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| substances that contain hydrogen and produce positively charge hydronium ions when they dissolve in water |
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| substances that produce negatively charged hydroxide ions when they dissolve in water |
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| protects air quality by regulating car manufacturers, coal technologies, and other industries |
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| a device used in coal-burning power plants that that allows the gases in the smoke to dissolve in water until the pH of the smoke increases to a safe level |
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Safe Drinking Water Act
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| strengths health standards for drinking water |
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| provides money to states for building sewage and wastewater-treatment facilities and for controlling runoff |
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