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Since rain clouds develop through evaporation, storm water could be in fact distilled water, i.e. pure water with no dissolved solids. However, already in the atmosphere, this water comes into contact with various chemical substances, and its quality is therefore markedly affected by air pollution in this environment. After having passed through the Earth’s atmosphere, storm water shows a pH value of about 5.6 because it bounds to—among other things—CO2, contained in the air.
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Hlavínek, P. (2015). Storm Water Quality. In: Hlavínek, P., Zeleňáková, M. (eds) Storm Water Management. Springer Hydrogeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25835-5_3
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