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Term	Vocabulary	Vocabulary Type	Definitions
Atmospheric deposition	Chesapeake Bay Glossary	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: The process by which airborne pollutants settle onto land or water. "Wet deposition" refers to pollutants that fall to the earth while attached to raindrops or snowflakes. "Dry deposition" refers to pollutants that fall to the earth without precipitation.
Atmospheric Deposition	Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology	Glossary and Key Word List	Definition: The settling of particulates from the atmosphere onto water or land surfaces in the absence of precipitation.
Atmospheric Deposition	EPA EV-Natural Environments-Natural Phenomena	Taxonomy	Definition 1: The transfer of substances from the air to the surface of the Earth, either in wet form (rain, fog, snow, dew, frost, hail) or in dry form (gases, aerosols, particles). [USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Glossary] Definition 2: The settling of particulates from the atmosphere onto water or land surfaces in the absence of precipitation. [Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology] Definition 3: When pollutants in the air fall onto the land or water. Pollution that falls with rain or snow is called wet deposition, and pollution that falls without precipitation is called dry deposition. [Chespeake Bay Glossary] Definition 4: Process by which airborne pollutants settle onto land or water. "Wet deposition" refers to pollutants that fall to the earth while attached to raindrops or snowflakes. "Dry deposition" refers to pollutants that fall to the earth without precipitation.[Chesapeake Bay Program Glossary] Definition 5: The settling of particulates from the atmosphere onto water or land surfaces in the absence of precipitation.[Urban Watershed Glossary]

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