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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
environmental science
environmental degradation
pollution
point source pollution

Preferred term

point source pollution

Type

Topic

Definition

Point source pollution refers to the pollution that comes from a specific, identifiable source, such as a pipe, channel, tank, pit or ditch.
Source: US Environmental Protection Agency
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

pollution

Synonyms

point pollution

In other languages

contaminación de origen puntual

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/59017

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