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NALT Completo

recursos naturales, conservación, medio ambiente
ciencia ambiental
degradación ambiental
polución
contaminación del agua

Preferred term

contaminación del agua

Type

Topic

Definition

Sustancia o forma de energía (calor, luz, ruido, etc.) que altera el estado natural de una masa de agua. Se asocia especialmente a estados de alteración que han sido decretados como adversos mediante juicios de valor.
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: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/naltv#Definition

Broader concept

polución

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In other languages

water pollution

English
contaminants in water
contamination of water
water contaminants
water contamination

URI

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

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