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CHUVA ACIDA [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

The trend to taking more trees leaves the land barren and exposed to acid rain and snowfall and to slow irreversible poisoning of the soil. As the Canada-US report noted, acid pollution on merely a fraction of the scale of that typical around the well-known sulphur sources such as Inco's Sudbury smelter could produce "the most disastrous consequences for the well-being of a vital resource industry."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Phénomène d'altération écologique dû au transport atmosphérique sur de grandes distances de quelques polluants, le soufre et l'azote en particulier, qui, par leur conversion ultérieure en substances acides dans l'atmosphère, provoquent, quand ils se déposent, une acidification anormale de l'environnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
CONT

La lluvia ácida es una forma de contaminación ácida, que hace referencia a la caída (deposición) de ácidos presentes en la atmósfera a través de la lluvia, niebla y nieve. [...] Los principales precursores de los ácidos, son los óxidos de azufre y los óxidos de nitrógeno [...]

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Record 2 2016-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Water Pollution
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

The rain water with a pH value of less than 5.

OBS

acid rain water: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Eau pluviale de pH inférieur à 5.

OBS

eau pluviale acide : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Agua de lluvia con un valor de pH menor de 5.

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Record 3 2010-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Anthropogenic emissions from the burning of sulphur-bearing fossil fuel and the smelting of sulphide ores amount to 130 million tonnes per years while volcanoes release only 4 million tonnes per year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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