Acid deposition

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000047",
  "term": "Acid deposition",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A complex chemical and atmospheric phenomenon that occurs when emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds and other substances are transformed by chemical processes in the atmosphere, often far from the original sources, and then deposited on earth in either a wet or dry form. The wet forms, popularly called acid rain,\" can fall as rain, snow, or fog. The dry forms are acidic gases or particulates.",
  "synonyms": [
    "acid fog",
    "acidic fog",
    "atmospheric acid deposition",
    "atmospheric acid precipitation",
    "atmospheric acidic deposition",
    "atmospheric acidic precipitation"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "atmospheric deposition",
    "environmental degradation",
    "meteorology and climatology",
    "flue gas desulfurization",
    "soil acidification",
    "wet deposition",
    "dry deposition"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "deposición ácida"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/acid-deposition/"
}