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• Rain 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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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Acid rain. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acid-rain.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Acid rain. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acid-rain (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Acid rain." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acid-rain.

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