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There are 12 summaries on Acid rain.
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 Acid Rain Summary
20,283 words, approx. 68 pages
 WHEN SOMETHING IS perfect, people say that it is "right as rain." For instance, when someone is not feeling well, he or she might be told to go to bed early, to get plenty of sleep, and to expect to feel "right as rain" in the morning. It is a popular... summary from source:
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7,189 words, approx. 24 pages
Acid rain is the common name for acidic deposits that fall to Earth from the atmosphere. The term was coined in 1872 by English chemist Robert Angus Smith to describe the acidic precipitation in Manchester, England. Today scientists study both wet and... summary from source:
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2,882 words, approx. 10 pages
"Acid rain" is a popular term that can include all forms of precipitation (as well as fog and cloudwater) that is more acidic than expected from natural causes. Measurement of precipitation acidity at several remote sites around the world... summary from source:
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1,459 words, approx. 5 pages
 Acid rain is the term used in the popular press that is equivalent to acidic deposition as used in the scientific literature. Acid deposition results from the deposition of airborne acidic pollutants on land and in bodies of water. These pollutants can... summary from source:
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1,184 words, approx. 4 pages
Acid rain occurs when polluting gasses become trapped in clouds that drift for hundreds, even thousands, of miles and are finally released as acidic precipitation. Trees, lakes, animals, and even buildings are vulnerable to the slow corrosive effects... summary from source:
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814 words, approx. 3 pages
Acid rain is rain with a pH (a logarithmic measurement of acidity or alkalinity) of less than 5.7. Acid rain usually results from elevated levels of nitric and sulfuric acids in air pollution. Acidic pollutants that can lead to acid rain are common... summary from source:
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737 words, approx. 3 pages
Acid rain, or acidic precipitation, first attracted scientific attention in the mid 1950s in Scandinavia, with studies focused on acidity and surface waters. Concern in the United States, Europe, and Canada began to rise in the 1960s when researchers... summary from source:
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732 words, approx. 2 pages
Acid rain is any form of atmospherically deposited acidic substance containing strong mineral acids of anthropogenic origin. It was reportedly first described in England by Robert Angus Smith in 1872. Acid rain is more properly called acidic... summary from source:
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622 words, approx. 2 pages
Acid rain is the collective name given to any rain containing acidic impurities. These impurities are generally the product of industrial pollution. Normal, unpolluted rain has a pH of 5.6 due to the presence of dissolved carbon dioxide. Acid rain is... summary from source:
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511 words, approx. 2 pages
Acid rain can be defined as rain that has a pH less than 5.6, formed primarily through the chemical transformation of sulfur and nitrogen compounds emitted by anthropogenic sources. In addition, acidic compounds can be deposited as aerosols and... summary from source:
Acid Deposition Summary
150 words, approx. 1 pages
The basic mechanisms of acid deposition. (.) Acid precipitation from the atmosphere, whether in the form of dryfall (finely... summary from source:
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2,670 words, approx. 9 pages
Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation which is unusually acidic. It has harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals and buildings. Acid rain is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the atmosphere... 
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