Abstract
Abstract: Emissions of gases from industrial activities and even from agriculture activities and from soil as releasing of nitrogen from soils to atmosphere have been increasing steadily therefore, acid rain is the concern throughout the world. The hill field at the UCD research farm was chosen as the representative of good versatile, on which moderate to intensive farming is practised in the drier rainfall areas of Ireland. Nutrient contents in rainfall water samples were measurable, although the site of rainfall sample collection is located in the east of the country far away from the Atlantic Ocean. TDP (total dissolve phosphorus) concentrations in rainwater samples were very low. While DRP (dissolve reactive phosphorus) is the main component in some samples, the DUP (dissolve unreactive phosphorus) is dominant in others. DRP values accounted for less than 50% of dissolved phosphorus in rainfall. Sodium (Na) and Chloride (Cl) ions had the highest concentration value, because most of Irish rain originates from the Atlantic Ocean. Nitrate (NO3) had the highest value 15.2 μg·mL-1 but it associated only with mineral fertiliser spreading time. Key words: Irish rain, acid rain, nutrient content. arabic 6 English 35