Pollution

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005056",
  "term": "Pollution",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The presence in the environment of one or more contaminants, nuisances, and the like in sufficient quantities and of such characteristics and duration as to be injurious or irritating to human, plant, or animal life, to health, or to property, or to unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property.",
  "synonyms": [
    "contaminants in environment",
    "environmental contaminants",
    "environmental contamination",
    "environmental pollution"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "environmental degradation",
    "environmental hazards",
    "indicator species",
    "permissible exposure limit",
    "clean fuels",
    "microbial bioremediation",
    "ecotoxicology",
    "pesticide persistence",
    "forest health",
    "pollutants",
    "pollution control",
    "brownfields",
    "pollution load",
    "radioactive pollution",
    "smog pollution",
    "agricultural pollution",
    "nonpoint source pollution",
    "water pollution",
    "noise pollution",
    "air pollution",
    "point source pollution",
    "sediment contamination",
    "soil pollution"
  ],
  "references": [
    "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",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "polución"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/pollution/"
}