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That cool, crystal clear rain so welcomed by the farmer, fisherman and water sports enthusiast is becoming dangerously acidic.
Our Northern Virginia region is one of the most vulnerable to acid rain damage because it does not contain the natural buffers that help neutralize the acid rain.
According to a report by a National Research Council Committee, emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, which mix with natural elements to form acid rain, at current or accelerated rates will be "extremely risky from a long-term economic stand point of biosphere protection”.
‘‘The picture is disturbing enough to merit prompt tightening of restrictions on atmospheric emissions from fossil fuels and other large resources such as metal smelters and cement manufacturers," the
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