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Atomospheric Waters - The moisture present in the clouds is considered as atmospheric water and precipitated as snow and rain. Atmospheric water may contain considerable number of microorganisms which are actually contributed by the air. Air is washed by snow and rain falls which bring down the microorganisms or dust particles to which microorganisms are attached. Thus early stages of precipitation removes almost all microorganisms from air