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| Acidic particles and gases that deposit or fall to earth. (Includes both wet deposition of acid gases such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen |
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| It's a logarithmic scale with one pH unit corresponding to a difference in hydrogen ion concentration of a factor of 10. |
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| What pH does Acid Rain have? |
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| pH 4.2 which is 25 times grater than pure rain water |
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| What does acid deposition include? |
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| Wet deposition includes oxides of sulphur and nitrogen and acidic particles brought down as rain, fog and snow. Dry depostion is when there is an absence of rain and precipitation. |
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| Where does acid deposition occur? |
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| In parts of countries where the area is heavily industrialised. |
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| What effects does acid rain has on aquatic life? |
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| Salmon cannot survive if pH is as low as 5.5. Eutrophication results from nitrates in acid deposition. |
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| What effects does acid rain have on visibility? |
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| The mist of sulfuric acid and sulfate aerosols in the atmosphere can ause great loss of visibility and can curtail air flights. |
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| What effects does acid rain has on aquatic life? |
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| Salmon cannot survive if pH is as low as 5.5. Eutrophication results from nitrates in acid deposition. |
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