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ACIDIC DEPOSITION [1 record]

Record 1 2016-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
DEF

Any form of deposition on water, land and other surfaces that increases their acidity by contamination with acid pollutants, such as sulphur dioxide, nitrates and other acids.

OBS

The deposition can be either dry (as in the adsorption of acid pollutants to particles) or wet (as in acid precipitation).

Key term(s)
  • acid fall-out
  • acidic fall-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
DEF

Matières polluantes acides, d'origine atmosphérique, qui se sont déposées par voie humide ou par voie sèche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
DEF

Depósito de sustancias ácidas, resultante del transporte atmosférico a largas distancias de contaminantes tales como el nitrógeno y el azufre, que provocan una mayor acidificación del medio ambiente cuando se depositan sobre la superficie terrestre.

Key term(s)
  • depósitos ácidos
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