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acid rain

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ID 707623 Last modified 19.09.2018
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Domain air pollution & toxic gases
  • happesademed - peamiselt gaasiliste väävel- ja lämmastikoksiidide veepiisakestes lahustumisest tuleneva happelise reaktsiooniga sademed. Happesademed põhjustavad saasteainete sadenemist ka saasteallikast kaugel. Happelised lumesajud ja udud ning happeline kaste (viimast on eriti mägistel aladel) on lokaalsemad kui happevihmad.
  • rain (or snow) which contains a higher level of acid than normal
happevihm preferred
acid rain preferred
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  • Recognizing furthermore that Canada will undertake further reductions of emissions of sulphur by 2010 through the implementation of the Canada-wide Acid Rain Strategy for Post-2000, and that the United States is committed to the implementation of a nitrogen oxides reduction programme in the eastern United States and to the reduction in emissions necessary to meet its national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter ...
acid deposition

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