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SULFUR OXIDE EMISSION [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

In the most extreme example yet recorded--a storm in Scotland in 1974--the rain was the acidic equivalent of vinegar (pH 2.4). The main reason for this trend is the rise in the emission of sulfur and nitrogen oxides to the atmosphere accompanying the rise in the burning of fossil fuels.

OBS

SO2.

Key term(s)
  • emission of sulphur oxides

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

SO2.

Spanish

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