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Rain that is more acidic (has lower pH) than normal precipitation.
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Acid Rain (449)
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Area over which the ozone layer is thinner (containing a lower ozone concentration) than over surrounding areas; commonly develops annually over Antarctica.
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Ozone Hole (446)
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An ozone-rich layer within in stratosphere, between about 15 and 35 km above earth's surface; absorbs potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation.
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Ozone Layer (444)
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Solid particles suspended in air; includes soot, ash, and dust.
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Particulates (439)
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Scale for reporting acidic or alkaline quality of a liquid.
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pH Scale (449)
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The condition in which air temperatures increases, rather than decreases, with increasing altitude; the overlying layer of warmer air may then trap warm, rising, pollutant-laden gases.
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Thermal Inversion (454)
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Electromagnetic radiation just to the short-wavelength side of the visible light spectrum; biologically hazardous.
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Ultraviolet Radiation (444)
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