Acidic water
Acid neutralizing capacity
Measure of the buffering capacity of water; the ability of water to resist changes in pH.
Acid rain ...
acidic (uh-SID-ick). The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.
Acidic Soil
A soil with low pH is considered acidic. Some plants respond well to acidic soils.
Adhesion ...
Acidic liquid or solid particles small enough to become airborne. High concentrations can irritate the lungs and have been associated with respiratory diseases like asthma.
Acid Deposition ...
Acidic peat environment typical of wetlands. Peat bogs are colonised by characteristic low vegetation including moss, rushes and heather.
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Translations of "peat bog": ...
Acidic, shallow bodies of water that contain much humus and/or other organic matter; contain many plants but few fish.
When rain is acidic, it affects what it falls on: trees, lakes, buildings and farmland. Sometimes rain is not very acidic and does not cause a lot of problems, but when it is acidic, it can be very harmful to the environment.
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Dystrophic Lakes- Acidic, shallow bodies of water that contain much humus and/or other organic matter; contain many plants but few fish.
A characteristic of acidic and basic hazardous wastes.
The characteristic is defined by a waste's pH and its ability to corrode steel. A waste is corrosive if it has a pH less than or equal to 2.0 or greater than or equal to 12.5.
Acid rain:rain that is made more acidic by sulfuric and/or nitric acid in the air, due to the burning of fossil fuels. Active volcano:a volcano that continues to erupt regularly.
Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.
acidic (uh-SID-ick). The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.
acidified (uh-SID-uh-FIE-d).
0 is the most acidic and 14 is the most alkaline (opposite of acidic). Activated Carbon Activated carbon is a material used for water filtration particularly effective in removing organic contaminants.
Acid rain is a form of acid deposition in which sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) transform into acidic particles or vapors (such as sulphuric acid (H2SO4), ...
fen A type of wetland that accumulates peat deposits; they are less acidic than bogs, deriving most of their water from groundwater rich in calcium and magnesium. firn Material that is transitional between snow and glacier ice.
The water and soil of sphagnum bogs are typically highly acidic, which further inhibits decomposition.
bound CO2 an older term for CO2 in the carbonate form, CO32- ...
The wet form falls as acidic rain, snow, fog or cloud vapour and the dry form as acidic particles. Rain is normally slightly acidic (around pH 5.0-5.6) since it contains carbonic acid from chemical reactions in the atmosphere.
The effect of acidic precipitation which received significant attention in the 1980's is less certain. Although the popular media concluded that acidic precipitation was wrecking havoc on the forests of the U.S., scientists were much less certain.
Phenol - 1) A corrosive poisonous crystalline acidic compound present in coal tar and wood tar that in dilute solutions is used as a disinfectant and 2) any of various acidic compounds analogous to phenols and regarded as hydroxyl derivatives of ...
Although rain is naturally slightly acidic because of carbon dioxide, natural emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and certain organic acids, human activities can make it much more acidic. Occasional pH readings of well below 2.
The ocean has become more acidic over the past 20 years, and studies suggest that the ocean is substantially more acidic now than it was a few centuries ago.
Acid Deposition: A comprehensive term for the various ways acidic compounds precipitate from the atmosphere and deposit onto surfaces. It can include: 1) wet deposition by means of acid rain, fog, and snow; and 2) dry deposition of acidic particles ...
Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will change the pH balance of seawater, making it slightly more acidic.
Aggressive water: Water which is soft and acidic and can corrode plumbing, piping, and appliances
Agricultural irrigation: Water distribution systems and practices in agriculture.
Most substances have a pH in the range 0 to 14, although extremely acidic or basic substances may have pH < 0, or pH > 14.
Some common pH values Substance pH
Acid mine runoff
-3.6 - 1.0 ...
Aggressive water Water that is soft and acidic and can corrode plumbing, pipes and appliances.
Decreasing the acidity or alkalinity of a substance by adding alkaline or acidic materials, respectively.
Source: Terms of the Environment
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pH: Measure of acidity. Stands for Òthe negative logarithm of free hydrogen ionsÓ in water. Water of low pH is acidic; high pH is basic, or alkaline.
Point Source: A pipe that discharges effluent into a stream or other body of water.
spray tower scrubber A device that sprays alkaline water into a chamber where acidic gases present to aid in the neutralizing of the gas.
spring Groundwater seeping out of the earth where the water table intersects the ground surface.
Acid Rain: Precipitation which has been made acidic by airborne pollutants.
That is a little acidic because even pure rainwater falls through carbon dioxide in the air. Rain with a pH of less than about 5.3 is considered acid rain. Rain in the northeastern states has a pH between 4 and 5. This is serious acid rain.
pH
a logarithmic scale (0-14) that reflects acidity or alkalinity; pH 7 indicates neutrality; acidic solutions have lower pH values; alkaline solutions have higher values ...
Neutralization: Decreasing the acidity or alkalinity of a substance by adding alkaline or acidic materials, respectively.
pH: numerical measure of acidity, with a scale of 0 to 14. Neutral is pH 7, values below 7 are acidic, and values above 7 are alkaline.
pH: A measure of the acidity of a solution. pH is equal to the negative logarithm of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution. A pH of 7 is neutral. Values less than 7 are acidic, and values greater than 7 are basic.
 See also: Water, Environment, Organic, Reduce, Air
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