Ambient Measurement

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001257",
  "term": "Ambient Measurement",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A measurement of the concentration of a substance or pollutant within the immediate environs of an organism taken to relate to the amount of possible exposure.\n\n2. A measurement of the concentration of a substance or pollutant within the immediate environs of an organism; taken to relate it to the amount of possible exposure.\n\n3. A measurement (usually of the concentration of a chemical or pollutant) taken in an ambient medium, normally with the intent of relating the measured value to the exposure of an organism that contacts that medium.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "STORET Legacy Data Center Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b",
    "Community-Based Air Pollution Projects Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ambient-measurement/"
}