CONTAMINANTS
type: Concept

ACID RAIN
type: Concept
change note: 2018-03-12 09:45:52.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Acid rain results when sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) are emitted into the atmosphere and transported by wind and air currents. The SO2 and NOX react with water, oxygen and other chemicals to form sulfuric and nitric acids. These then mix with water and other materials before falling to the ground.);
change note: 2018-03-06 13:06:40.0 [tstevens] update PrefLabel (ACID RAIN); update Definition (Related to the processes of depositing acidic (pH less than 7.0) material into a body of water.); update Definition (Adapted from: Dictionary of Earth Science, 5th ed.. 1997. Sybil Parker, ed. in chief. McGraw-Hill. );
change note: 2018-03-06 13:31:26.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Acid rain results when sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) are emitted into the atmosphere and transported by wind and air currents. The SO2 and NOX react with water, oxygen and other chemicals to form sulfuric and nitric acids. These then mix with water and other materials before falling to the ground.); update Definition (https://www.epa.gov/acidrain/what-acid-rain);
change note: 2018-03-06 13:05:54.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (ACID DEPOSITION [62ee81e7-9f5a-4af5-a086-f4c402c7d19d,86731] - CONTAMINANTS [42c6d91b-afef-4638-95c5-0d130828b2e7,84623]);
definition: Acid rain results when sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) are emitted into the atmosphere and transported by wind and air currents. The SO2 and NOX react with water, oxygen and other chemicals to form sulfuric and nitric acids. These then mix with water and other materials before falling to the ground.
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