Acidic water usually pH 2.5 to 4.5, which poisons the ecosystem and adversely affects plants, fishes, and mammals. It is caused by industrial pollutants, mainly sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, emitted into the atmosphere and returning to earth in the form of acidic rain water.

Synonyms: 0, Rain, Acid, Acid Rain, Rains, Acid, Acid Rains

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89 ,specify geog if pertinent

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D015258