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NALT Full

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

Preferred term

water pollution

Type

Topic

Definition

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.
Source: 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
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

pollution

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

contaminants in water
contamination of water
water contaminants
water contamination

In other languages

contaminación del agua

Spanish

URI

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

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