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Atmospheric pollution by hydrochloric acid
Author(s) -
Gorham Eville
Publication year - 1958
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49708436109
Subject(s) - hydrochloric acid , precipitation , chloride , acid rain , hydrogen chloride , pollution , environmental chemistry , environmental science , positive correlation , ion , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , meteorology , geography , organic chemistry , medicine , ecology , biology
Precipitation samples from urban deposit gauges in Britain exhibit a distinct positive correlation between chloride and acidity in samples of pH < 5·7. The first‐order correlation coefficients for hydrogen ions and chloride in deposits from Sheffield, and from Manchester and Salford, are shown to be highly significant, while those for hydrogen ions and sulphate are not significant. It is therefore suggested that hydrochloric acid should be considered in assessing the causes of rain acidity in urban areas.