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August 28, 2013

In US, 'rivers on Rolaids' are legacy of acid rain
Washington, DC (AFP) Aug 26, 2013
Two-thirds of rivers in the eastern United States are becoming increasingly alkaline, making their waters more dangerous for crop irrigation and fish life, scientists said Monday. Even though alkaline is the opposite of acid, the reason for the change is the legacy of acid rain, which eats away at rocks and pavement that are high in alkaline minerals, said the researchers in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. "It's like rivers on Rolaids," said lead author Sujay Kaushal, a geologi ... read more

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