primary pollutants
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005165
Any pollutant that is emitted into the atmosphere directly from its source and that retains the same chemical form. An example of a primary pollutant is dust that blows into the air from a landfill.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005165 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | pollutants |
| Translations | Spanish: contaminantes primarios |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005165",
"term": "primary pollutants",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Any pollutant that is emitted into the atmosphere directly from its source and that retains the same chemical form. An example of a primary pollutant is dust that blows into the air from a landfill.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"pollutants"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "contaminantes primarios"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/primary-pollutants/"
}
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