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Acid from the clouds
Lake Barkevatn in Aust-Agder county used to have healthy stocks of trout and perch. As a result of acid rain, the trout stock died out in the mid-1970s and the perch stock at the beginning of the 1980s.
· Precipitation that is polluted by sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) is known as acid rain.
· Acidity is measured in pH units: the lower the pH, the more acidi ....
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.... sulphate in sea salts, and sulphur compounds produced by marine organisms. On a global basis, emissions from such sources are of about the same order of magnitude as those from the combustion of fossil fuels (coal and oil), but like many other essential substances, sulphur is harmful in excessive amounts. Much of Europe and North America is suffering from sulphur deposition that exceeds critical loads as a result of the large amounts of such compo ....
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ADDITIONAL FEATURED ESSAYS
Acid Rain
is a common term for pollution caused when sulfur and nitrogen dioxides combine with atmospheric m
Acid Rain
Within this past century, acidity of the air and have become
recognized as one of the leading thre
Acid Rain
is a form of air pollution which is the cause of a lot of environmental damage now and in the past
Acid Rain
As the century past, the industrial society kept advancing. However,
many advantages of the indust
Acid Rain
Rain is an essential ingredient for life. The water provided by rain allows all life on Earth to s
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