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NALT Core

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
environmental science
environmental degradation
pollution
water pollution

Término preferido

water pollution

Tipo

Topic

Definición

Any substance or energy form (heat, light, noise, etc.) which alters the state of a body of water from what would naturally occur. Especially associated with those altered states which human value judgements have decreed as bad.
Fuente: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

pollution

Conceptos específicos

groundwater contamination

Conceptos relacionados

Sinónimos

contaminants in water
contamination of water
water contaminants
water contamination

En otras lenguas

contaminación del agua

español

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5217

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