acid rain - CISMeF

Preferred Label : acid rain;

MeSH definition : Acidic water usually pH 2.5 to 4.5, which poisons the ecosystem and adversely affects plants, fishes, and mammals. It is caused by industrial pollutants, mainly sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, emitted into the atmosphere and returning to earth in the form of acidic rain water.;

MeSH synonym : rain, acid; acid rains; rains, acid;

MeSH annotation : specify geog if pertinent;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid rain;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

D015258;

UMLS CUI

C0001111;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- prevention and control [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Acid Rain [DeCS]
- Acid rain [UNESCO concept]
- acid rain [IUPAC Term]
Record concept(s)
- acid rain [MeSH concept]
See also
- Acidification [DeCS]
- Transboundary Pollution [DeCS]
- Water Acidity [DeCS]
Semantic type(s)
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance [UMLS semantic type]

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