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acid precipitation [′as·əd prə‚sip·ə′tā·shən] (meteorology) Rain or snow with a pH of less than 5.6. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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[The transboundary
pollution issue] came up with acid precipitation, but it hasn't
come up with persistent pollutants.
Years of heavy acid precipitation have eroded Paine Run's buffering
capacity to the point where it's almost gone. Forest hydrologist William Sharpe of Pennsylvania State University
suggests the root of the mortality problem is in the soils, which he
believes have been altered by acid precipitation, thereby lowering the
trees' resistance to the natural stresses of drought, insects, and
disease. |
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