Acid Rain
United StatesPhysical EnvironmentAverage acidity of precipitation in the United States. Lower pH values represent greater acidity.
Geosystems: Intro to Physical Geography
A map shows the p H levels of acid rain in the U.S. States like Ohio and Pennsylvania have the lowest p H levels (4.50 to 4.59 p H, black). States like Arizona and Nevada show the highest p H levels (greater than or equals 5.30 p H, light yellow).
4.50–4.59 pH | 4.60–4.69 pH | 4.70–4.79 pH | 4.80–4.89 pH | 4.90–4.99 pH | 5.00–5.09 pH | 5.10–5.19 pH | 5.20–5.29 pH | ≥5.30 pH | Value | Acadiana | Black Belt | Cuban South Florida | French-Canadian Quebec | Hispanic borderlands | Navajo Reservation | Nunavut | 240–259 | 220–239 | 200–219 | 180–199 | 160–179 | 140–159 | 120–139 | 100–119 | 80–99 | Less than 80 | |
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| 4.29% | 14.4% | 23.8% | 24.2% | 18.5% | 16.1% | 11.6% | 6.63% | 81.6% | 20.6% | 43.6% | 3.77% | 99.6% | 53.2% | 6.72% | 98.3% | 13.3% | 34.1% | 49.4% | 36.1% | 40.7% | 37.0% | 24.4% | 42.3% | 44.7% | 2.23% | ||
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