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Acid neutralizing capacity

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000279

1. A measure of the ability for water or soil to neutralize added acids. This is done by the reaction of hydrogen ions with inorganic or organic bases such as bicarbonate (HCO3-) or organic ions.

2. Measure of ability of a base (e.g. water or soil) to resist changes in pH.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000279
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationANC
ReferencesAcid Rain Glossary; Terms of Environment
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000279",
  "term": "Acid neutralizing capacity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A measure of the ability for water or soil to neutralize added acids. This is done by the reaction of hydrogen ions with inorganic or organic bases such as bicarbonate (HCO3-) or organic ions.\n\n2. Measure of ability of a base (e.g. water or soil) to resist changes in pH.",
  "abbreviation": "ANC",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Acid Rain Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/acid-neutralizing-capacity/"
}

Record 277 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.