Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Major Ions, Acid-Base and Dissolved Aluminum Chemistry of Selected Lakes in Mount Rainier National Park
The term acid precipitation has been used to describe precipitation that has a ph below the ph of distilled water in equilibrium with atmospheric carbon dioxide 002 at sea level) and that has elevated concentrations of sulfate, nitrate, or chloride (henricksen, Acidic precipitation has been reported as a serious problem in the Northeastern United States, Southeastern Canada, and Scandanavia (driscoll. 1980: Dillon et al., 1980: Henricksen, The increasing acidity of wrecipitation in Europe and North America has largely been attributed to an increase it sulfuric and nitric acid aerosols produced by metal smelting, industrial processes, and fossil fuel consumption. Released into the atmosphere. Sulfur and nitrogen oxides react with water and oxygen to fo'm on. 'c and nitric acid.
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