acid deposition

collocation in English

meaningsofacidanddeposition

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acid
noun
uk
/ˈæs.ɪd/us
/ˈæs.ɪd/
any of various usually liquid substances that can react with and sometimes dissolve ...
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deposition
noun
uk
/ˌdep.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌdep.əˈzɪʃ.ən/
lawspecialized
a formal written statement made or used in a ...
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(Definition ofacidanddepositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The programme includes research on the environmental effects ofaciddepositionand its physico-chemical aspects.
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The monitoring arrangements foraciddepositionare still under consideration.
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Proposals are under consideration for extended research into the effects ofaciddepositionon economic materials.
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The problem with political awareness ofaciddeposition, unlike smog, is that it is invisible.
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I welcome the prospect of an early debate on the important subject ofaciddeposition.
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In recent years a number of site-specific monitoring exercises have been established by individual authorities to assess the effects ofaciddeposition.
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These reports relate to the direct and indirect effects of air pollution, includingaciddeposition, on human health.
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There is the inevitability ofaciddepositionthat makes those complaints worse.
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Proposals are under consideration for extended research into the effects ofaciddepositionon building and other materials.
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The recording ofaciddepositionis patchy and primitive.
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I do not disagree with the idea that the damage has been caused byaciddeposition.
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Regarding lakes, there is now ample evidence to suggest that damage is due toaciddepositionfrom stacks.
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We recognise the need to tackle environmental damage attributed toaciddeposition.
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The survey alone does not provide direct evidence for a role foraciddepositionin tree health.
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I shall not claim that that set of books is absolutely essential for the study ofaciddeposition, but it would certainly help.
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Since the recent report onaciddeposition, we have started to fill in the gaps.
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This year we spent £1 million on research into the effects and linkage ofaciddeposition.
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That is what is happening now in response to public anxiety aboutaciddeposition.
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Today it is used to describe theaciddepositioncaused by a number of pollutants emitted when fossil fuels are burnt.
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The report shows maps of the annual averages ofaciddeposition.
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