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.

Annotation

specify geog if pertinent

je-li to vhodné, upřesni geograficky

DUI

D015258 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0023498

Previous indexing

Air Pollutants, Environmental (1975-1988); Soil Pollutants (1975-1988); Water Pollutants, Chemical (1975-1988); Weather (1975-1988)

History note

89

Public note

89