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Acid Rain (James L. Stanfield/National Geographic Society)

Acid Rain, form of air pollution in which airborne acids produced by electric utility plants and other sources fall to Earth in distant regions. The...

Air pollution, source of acid rain

Air pollution, source of acid rain (James L. Stanfield/National Geographic Society)

Air Pollution, addition of harmful substances to the atmosphere resulting in damage to the environment, human health, and quality of life. One of...

Coal burning as contributor to acid rain

Coal burning as contributor to acid rain (Charles Gupton/Stock, Boston/PNI)

Another environmental problem is acid rain, which forms from sulfur contained in coal. As coal burns, the sulfur combines with oxygen in the air to...

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- polluted rain: rain that contains dilute acid derived from burning fossil fuels and that is potentially harmful to the environment

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