Acid Precipitation

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Weather

Precipitation, such as rain, snow or sleet, containing relatively high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals that have been released into the atmosphere and combined with water vapor; harmful to the environment.

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Climate Change

Acid precipitation Rain or snow containing acidic substances, resulting from the atmospheric pollution mainly with sulfur and nitrogen. A pH value of acid precipitation is less than the value for unpolluted rain.

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