Atmospheric deposition

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-000882

The process by which airborne substances, including pollutants and nutrients, are transferred from the atmosphere onto surfaces of the Earth. This transfer occurs through wet deposition, where materials are scavenged by precipitation like rain or snow, and dry deposition, involving the gravitational settling of particles and the direct uptake of gases. Acid rain is a well-known example of wet deposition, resulting from the atmospheric conversion of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into acids.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-000882
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Chemistry and Human Health
Synonyms	deposition
References	PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 841 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)
See also	Wet deposition

Record as JSON

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  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process by which airborne substances, including pollutants and nutrients, are transferred from the atmosphere onto surfaces of the Earth. This transfer occurs through wet deposition, where materials are scavenged by precipitation like rain or snow, and dry deposition, involving the gravitational settling of particles and the direct uptake of gases. Acid rain is a well-known example of wet deposition, resulting from the atmospheric conversion of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into acids.",
  "synonyms": [
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  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
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  "references": [
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  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/atmospheric-deposition/"
}

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